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Rocket Lab Cuts the Ribbon on Launch Complex 3

Facility Purpose-Built for Launching Neutron Rockets from U.S. Soil

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Tom Patton
Aug 28, 2025
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There's a new launch facility at Wallops Island, VA. Rocket Lab officially cut the ribbon on its new Launch Complex 3 (LC-3) Thursday morning in an event attended by company founder Sir Peter Beck, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin and other government and NASA officials.

"With the opening of Launch Complex 3, we take a major step forward in ensuring resil…

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