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Second NASA PREFIRE Launch Date Set

Will Lift Off From New Zealand on June 1

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Tom Patton
May 31, 2024
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The scheduled launch date for the second of two back-to-back Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission has been confirmed by Rocket Lab.

The ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ launch is scheduled to take place on 1 June NZST just seven days after the first PREFIRE launch, ‘Ready, Aim, PREFIRE…

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