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PREFIRE Mission Double-Launch Deal Awarded to Rocket Lab

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Tom Patton
Aug 17, 2023
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NASA has awarded a double-launch contract to Rocket Lab to place the PREFIRE climate satellites in orbit. NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission will help close a gap in understanding of how much of Earth’s heat is lost to space, especially from the Arctic and Antarctica. Analysis of the data collected will inform c…

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