Thursday, September 19, 2019

Rocket Lab Near Completion Of First U.S. Launch Facility

Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab, the developer of small satellite launch rockets, is nearing completion of its very first launch facility in the United States, the company said this week. According to Rocket Lab, its facility--at Wallops Island, Virginia--is expected to host its very first launched in early 2020. The launch pad, at Launch Complex 2 at the NASA facility in Virginia, will allow the company to launch U.S. government payloads. Rocket Lab already has a launch facility in New Zealand. Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is designed to put small "cubesat" satellites into space.

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