{"id":23269,"date":"2020-09-20T19:24:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-labs-upcoming-electron-mission-marks-first-launch-from-us-soil\/"},"modified":"2020-09-20T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T11:24:17","slug":"rocket-labs-upcoming-electron-mission-marks-first-launch-from-us-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-labs-upcoming-electron-mission-marks-first-launch-from-us-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab\u2019s upcoming Electron mission marks first launch from US soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"4761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2020\/09\/19\/rocket-labs-upcoming-electron-mission-marks-first-launch-from-u-s-soil\/rocket-lab-electron-booster\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2064,1376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Rocket Lab Electron booster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 17, the California-based company Rocket Lab successfully completed a \u201cwet dress rehearsal.\u201d The rehearsal took place at the companies Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) in Wallops Island, Virginia. This is significant because it is the latest step towards the company\u2019s first launch on US soil.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-4760\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wet dress rehearsal consisted of moving the Electron booster out onto the launchpad, raising it vertically, and then filling it with kerosene and liquid oxygen. After all of that, mission managers then performed a simulated countdown to T-0. All of this was done to \u201censure all systems and procedures are working perfectly ahead of launch day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a successful wet dress rehearsal, Rocket Lab isn\u2019t quite ready to launch Electron due to its Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) software. The software is currently still being tested by NASA with no completion date. However, when AFTS finally gets certified, it will mark the first time that it will be used at the LC-2 spaceport. According to Rocket Lab, this new capability will \u201crepresent a valuable new capability for the spaceport.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qM3GAtU8ak0?version=3&amp;rel=0&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actual mission that this is all leading up to is for the U.S. government. Rocket Lab will launch a Space Force microsatellite called \u201cMonolith\u201d into space. Once in space, Monolith will test how effectively smaller satellites can carry larger aperture space weather payloads. This will all be done in partnership with the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-4760',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When all is said and done, LC-2 will act as a secondary launch site for Rocket Lab, mainly being used to launch U.S. government payloads into space. Going forward, the company plans to use the site for up to twelve launches per year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Via Rocket Lab<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 17, the California-based company Rocket Lab successfully completed a \u201cwet dress rehearsal.\u201d The rehearsal took place at the companies Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) in Wallops Island, Virginia. This is significant because it is the latest step towards the company\u2019s first launch on US soil. 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