Rocket Lab is aiming for a rapid launch cadence in 2019, and begun that campaign with the first Electron launch of the year. The window to launch the R3D2 mission for DARPA was to open on Sunday at 22:30 UTC for four hours. However, a scrub was called for at least 48 hours due to a “video transmitter 13dB down with low performance” – while forecasted high winds moved the launch two days to the right, to Thursday. That attempt proved successful with an ontime launch.
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Rocket Lab has launched its second mission in just over a month on Sunday. The…
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Rocket Lab has performed the first operational flight of its Electron rocket, named It’s Business…
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Rocket Lab has confirmed its return to launch action in November, with a realigned attempt…
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Commercial
Rocket Lab selects Wallops as first U.S. launch site, readies Electron for November launch
U.S.-based company Rocket Lab has announced the selection of Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport…
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Rocket Lab has announced a new, target 14-day launch window for the upcoming third flight…
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As Rocket Lab continues to put together their manifest for the first operational year of…
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Rocket Lab is preparing for its first operational flight of their Electron rocket from its…
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Rocket Lab has returned to action with the second launch of its Electron rocket from…
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The U.S.-based Rocket Lab corporation has entered the commercial launch market with the maiden flight…
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NASA and its advisory bodies remain concerned about the low flight rate planned for its…
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PLD Space aimed to launch Spain’s first privately developed rocket into space, the Miura 1,…
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InternationalUncrewed
North Korea’s Chollima-1 rocket fails to reach orbit, debris recovered by South Korea
North Korea has carried out its first satellite launch attempt in seven years, with a…
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On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s…
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InternationalUncrewed
Japan’s maiden launch of H3 rocket fails during second stage flight
by Adrian BeilJAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched – at the second attempt – to maiden launch…
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Blue OriginChineseCommercialEuropeanInternationalSpaceX
Starship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability
by Adrian BeilStarship’s first orbital flight is currently planned for March. This is the first time the…
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ChineseInternational
China to launch new station modules and collaborate with Europe on science missions in 2023
by Adrian BeilWith launch numbers 63 and 64 just before the end of this year, China finishes…
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ArtemisNorthrop Grumman
Solid Rocket Boosters meet performance targets in first-look data review for Artemis I
The Artemis I launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from LC-39B at the…
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The Atlas rocket family, a staple of the US launch industry since June 11, 1957,…
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CommercialEuropeanInternational
Rocket Factory Augsburg talks reusability plans and 3D printing
by Adrian BeilIn a recent interview with NASASpaceflight, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) co-founder and COO Dr. Stefan…