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VideoMade in Space wins NASA contract to 3D-print satellite structures in orbit
NASA awarded a $73.7 million contract Friday to the California-based startup Made in Space for a 3D-printing demonstration using a free-flying small satellite to additively manufacture solar array beams in space.
Rocket Lab flies again from New Zealand as work progresses at Virginia launch pad
Rocket Lab's third flight of the year delivered seven small commercial, military and educational satellites into orbit Saturday after a launch from New Zealand, while construction of a new launch pad in Virginia continues on pace for completion by the end of the year.
Launch timeline for Rocket Lab’s “Make it Rain” mission
Rocket Lab's light-class Electron launcher is set to take off on its seventh flight from New Zealand, aiming for a 280-mile-high (450-kilometer) orbit with seven small satellites for commercial customers, the U.S. military and university students.
VideoLive coverage: Rocket Lab launches rideshare mission
Seven small satellites rode a Rocket Lab Electron rocket into orbit Saturday from New Zealand. Carrying commercial, military and student payloads, the Electron launcher lifted off at 0430 GMT (12:30 a.m. EDT).
Rocket Lab’s next launch will loft cluster of satellites on Spaceflight rideshare
Rocket Lab's next launch from New Zealand is set for no earlier than June 27 with a bundle of spacecraft including a commercial Earth-observing microsatellite for BlackSky, two CubeSats for U.S. Special Operations Command, a pair of tiny prototype data relay nodes for Swarm Technologies, a student-built payload from Australia, and a satellite whose identity and owner remain a secret.
Rocket Lab deploys experimental U.S. military smallsats on first night launch
On its first nighttime launch, Rocket Lab's Electron booster climbed into orbit Sunday from New Zealand with a trio of small U.S. military payloads, demonstrating the privately-developed rocket's ability to help meet the Air Force's growing demand for smallsat launches.
VideoLive coverage: Rocket Lab launches three U.S. military smallsats
Three experimental satellites sponsored by the U.S. military lifted off on an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab's commercial spaceport in New Zealand on Sunday at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT).
Rocket Lab launches DARPA research satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket climbed into orbit from New Zealand Thursday (U.S. time) with an experimental payload for a U.S. military research and development agency to demonstrate the performance of a compact, deployable antenna that could expand the communications capabilities of future small satellites.
Rocket Lab launch with DARPA’s R3D2 satellite rescheduled for Thursday
Rocket Lab's launch team canceled a launch attempt Sunday in New Zealand after discovering a misbehaving video transmitter on the Electron booster set to loft a small U.S. military satellite into orbit to test an innovative antenna design. After replacing the transmitter, Rocket Lab announced the launch is set for Thursday (U.S. time) to wait for better weather.
Timeline for Rocket Lab’s launch of DARPA’s R3D2 tech demo satellite
Rocket Lab's light-class Electron launcher is set to take off on its fifth flight from New Zealand, aiming for a 264-mile-high (425-kilometer) orbit with DARPA's R3D2 technology demonstration satellite.