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Rocket Lab USA secures $14.49 million contract from U.S. Space Force for Electron mission launch, enhancing Assured Access to Space capabilities.

Rocket Lab has announced a new $14.49 million task order award from the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to launch another Electron rocket from Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

The United Launch Alliance is expected to oversee the final deployment of the Delta IV Heavy as it lifts a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into space on a national security mission.

Rocket Lab said it was awarded a $14.49 million task order by the U.S. Space Force to launch an Electron mission from Launch Complex 2. The mission, called Space Test Program-30, falls under the Space Systems Command Assured Access to Space organization and is part of Orbital Services Program-4.

The United Launch Alliance is expected to oversee the final deployment of the Delta IV Heavy as it lifts a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into space on a national security mission.

Rocket Lab USA will launch an Electron vehicle to support the Space Test Program-S30 mission under a task order awarded by the U.S. Space Force. STP-S30 will deploy to orbit technology demonstrations and research experiments for the Department of Defense and support future development of space systems, Rocket Lab said Monday.

"A lot of you know that the Delta IV Heavy is, of course, the most metal of all rockets — setting itself on fire before it blasts into space": ULA CEO.

SpaceX launched the first in a new line of dedicated rideshare missions April 7, delivering 11 satellites into mid-inclination orbits.

From a launch perspective, Rocket Lab USA Inc. has always been focused on execution.

SpaceX has successfully deployed Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri-6 satellite, which will play a vital role in discovering critical minerals on Earth.