Tag: Electron

  • NASA to fly CubeSats on three new commercial launchers

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    File photo of a one-unit (1U) CubeSat. Credit: NASA Ames NASA announced Wednesday it is joining a chorus of companies pushing for easier access to space, awarding $17.1 million in contracts to three firms developing new launchers tailored for lifting lightweight satellites into orbit. None of the rockets have flown yet, but NASA plans to…

  • Rocket Lab plans for New Zealand launch base

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    Artist’s concept of Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher. Credit: Rocket Lab The chief executive of Rocket Lab, a venture capital-backed space firm set up to provide dedicated launch services for microsatellites, says the company is on track to complete construction of a new orbital launch site on New Zealand’s South Island by the end of 2015.…