Rocket Lab will launch the STP-30 mission on an Electron launch vehicle under the Orbital Services Program-4, part of the Space Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program.
Credit: Rocket Lab
The U.S. Space Force is reverting the 1970s-era Rocket Systems Launch Program back to its customer-funded roots. But Congress is concerned that the shift will affect the small-launch market. Lawmakers used the Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2025 defense markup, released on Aug. 1, to...
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