NASA Adds 3 Vendors For Smallsat, Rideshare Missions

Rocket Lab
NASA's dedicated smallsat launch program debuted in December 2018 with a mission assigned to Rocket Lab.
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA has added three companies to the list of vendors eligible to compete to launch dedicated small satellites and rideshare missions under its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program. The newcomers—Arrow Science and Technology, based in Webster, Texas...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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