Rocket Lab Nails NASA Charter Mission

Credit: Electron kick stage: Rocket Lab
CAPE CANAVERAL—Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has delivered 13 cubesats into orbit for NASA, fulfilling a $6.9 million-Venture Class Launch Service (VCLS) contract and setting the stage for an operational cadence of up to 16 flights in 2019. The 55-ft. (17-m) tall, liquid-oxygen and kerosene-fueled...

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