{"id":6150,"date":"2025-01-09T17:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-partners-with-kratos-to-conduct-hypersonic-test-launches-for-dod-with-haste\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:36:45","slug":"rocket-lab-partners-with-kratos-to-conduct-hypersonic-test-launches-for-dod-with-haste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-partners-with-kratos-to-conduct-hypersonic-test-launches-for-dod-with-haste\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Partners with Kratos to Conduct Hypersonic Test Launches for DoD with HASTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/hs_c_638719965758332011.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Rocket Lab Partners with Kratos to Conduct Hypersonic Test Launches for DoD with HASTE\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/hs_c_638719965758332011.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/hs_c_638719965758332011.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected to be a member of the team, led by Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The total potential value of the MACH-TB 2.0 Contract Award over five years is $1.45 billion. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&amp;E)) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) established MACH-TB to support OUSD\u2019s National Hypersonic Initiative 2.0 by creating an affordable flight test bed to increase hypersonic flight test capacity rapidly. MACH-TB 2.0 will provide an affordable bridge between hypersonic ground and system-level flight tests.<\/p>\n<p>Kratos was awarded the prime role in Task Area 1 Systems Engineering, Integration, and Testing (SEIT), to include integrated subscale, full-scale, and air launch services to address the need to increase hypersonic flight test cadence affordably. Rocket Lab will join the Kratos-led team of subcontractors that will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, and test (AI&amp;T), mission planning and execution, and launch services.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab has already served the MACH-TB program, delivering multiple successful hypersonic test launches with the Company\u2019s HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) rocket from Rocket Lab\u2019s Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia. HASTE is a suborbital variant of Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron launch vehicle, which is the United States\u2019 second most frequently launched orbital rocket annually.<\/p>\n<p>HASTE includes much of the same innovative technology as Electron, including carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed rocket engines, but has a modified upper Kick Stage tailored for hypersonic technology tests and a larger payload capacity of up to 700 kg \/ 1,540 lbs. Combined, Rocket Lab\u2019s HASTE and Electron launch vehicles have deployed 200+ payloads from its United States and New Zealand launch sites to date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rocket Lab<\/strong><strong>\u2019s Vice President of Global Launch Services, Brian Rogers,&nbsp;<\/strong>says<strong><\/strong>: <em>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be part of the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Kratos<\/em><em>-led team for the next iteration of the MACH-TB program and ready to serve the&nbsp;<\/em><em>U.S. Department of Defense<\/em><em>&nbsp;with even more high-cadence hypersonic technology with our&nbsp;<\/em><em>HASTE launch vehicle<\/em><em>. Our demonstrated ability to date to deliver successful HASTE launches that test these new technologies is a testament to our dedication to advancing hypersonic innovation for the nation alongside our government and industry partners.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected to be a member of the team, led by Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, awarded a five-year OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. 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