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Virgin Orbit is preparing for its next launch set for late June to support the U.S. Space Force’s STP-28A mission, the company announced Monday.  The

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Rocket Lab to return Electron to flight with dedicated US Space Force mission July 28, 2021 Rocket Lab is preparing for the 21st flight of their Electron small satellite launch vehicle, which is set to return to flight following a mission failure over two months ago. The launch will carry a satellite for the United States Space Force on a dedicated trip . The launch window for Electron opens at 06:00 UTC on 29 July and lasts two hours. Launch opportunities continue for 12 days into early August...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A technician at Rocket Lab’s launch base in New Zealand works with an Electron booster. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is set to launch a small U.S. military technology demonstration satellite from New Zealand Thursday on the company’s first flight since a seco...

The companys Electron rocket launched a small satellite for the U.S. military early this morning (July 29), acing its first mission since suffering a failure in mid-May. The two-stage Electron rose off a pad at Rocket Labs New Zealand launch site, on the North Islands Mahia Peninsula, at 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT; 6 p.m. local New Zealand time), carrying a demonstration satellite called Monolith for the U.S. Space Force. "We are off the pad and on our way to space once again, with successful liftoff...