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Rocket Lab Prepares Back-To-Back Launches

Orbiting Climate Change Missions for NASA

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Tom Patton
May 02, 2024
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Two back-to-back missions are being prepared by Rocket Lab which will launch and deploy NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.

“It’s these types of missions where Electron really thrives as the leading launch provider for dedicated small satellite missions."
Peter Beck, Rocket Lab

The two dedicated missions will each…

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