Harbinger – Spaceflight Now

December 7, 2019

Breaking News

[ December 6, 2019 ] Rocket Lab’s 10th launch tests booster recovery technology Mission Reports
[ December 6, 2019 ] Live coverage: Practice countdown completed for Starliner and Atlas 5 Atlas 5
[ December 6, 2019 ] Russian cargo freighter on the way to space station Mission Reports
[ December 5, 2019 ] SpaceX pausing some Starship work in Florida News
[ December 5, 2019 ] Dragon soars on research and resupply flight to International Space Station Falcon 9

Rocket Lab deploys experimental U.S. military smallsats on first night launch

May 5, 2019

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.

Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches three U.S. military smallsats

May 4, 2019

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).