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Rocket Lab launches first Electron from Virginia
Rocket Lab performed its long-awaited first Electron launch from Virginia Jan. 24, placing three HawkEye 360 satellites into orbit.
Weather and range issues delay first Electron launch from Wallops to January
Rocket Lab will have to wait until January for its next attempt at its inaugural Electron launch from Virginia after suffering delays because of weather and range issues.
Wallops officials look for growth in launch activity with Rocket Lab
The first Electron launch from Wallops will mark what spaceport officials hope is the start of a new era of increased launch activity there.
NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops
After more than two years of delays, NASA and Rocket Lab are finally ready to conduct the first Electron launch from Wallops Island in Virginia on Dec. 16.
Rocket Lab to launch remaining NASA TROPICS satellites
NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch the remaining four cubesats of a constellation to monitor tropical weather systems after the first two were lost in an Astra launch failure.
Rocket Lab to launch HawkEye 360 satellites on first Wallops Electron mission
The long-delayed first launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Virginia is now scheduled for late this year, carrying satellites for HawkEye 360.
New Virginia spaceport head seeks to increase launch activity
The new head of Virginia’s commercial spaceport on Wallops Island says he wants to increase launch activity at the site, while acknowledging that there are limits as to how big it can grow.
Space Force sounding rocket launches experiment to study Earth’s ionosphere
A three-stage suborbital sounding rocket on March 3 launched an Air Force experiment from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
First Rocket Lab U.S. launch delayed to 2021
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from a site in the United States won’t take place until 2021 because of problems with the flight termination system NASA requires the rocket to use.
Rocket Lab tests Electron on new Virginia launch pad
Rocket Lab has tested an Electron rocket on its new launch pad in Virginia ahead of a launch that has been pushed back to later this year.
