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New Zealand has first commercial rocket launch
NZ enters the space race, with a commercial company launching 3 satellites (on one rocket) this week.
The interesting thing here is they promise to do this at high frequency, maybe once a week, using smaller rockets for mini-satellites (cube-sats) at low cost. Rocket Lab makes the rockets, just 56 feet tall, using some parts made by a 3D-printer. This area has little air and ship traffic, so that helps with scheduling flights.
https://www.space.com/39026-rocket-lab-2nd-electron-test-flight-success.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-zealand-sent-3d-printed-rocket-space-180963463/
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/
Last edited by bogwalker, 1/25/2018, 8:26 am
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1/25/2018, 8:22 am
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