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16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Rocket Lab targets Venus for pioneering private space mission in search of life beyond Earth

In a paradigm-shifting move, Rocket Lab, a private aerospace company, is breaking new ground in planetary exploration. Departing from traditional government-led endeavours through NASA and other agencies, Rocket Lab is set to launch the first private mission to study Venus in search of microbial life, challenging the notion that interplanetary exploration requires astronomical budgets and government backing.CEO Peter Beck envisions a departure from the norm, stating, “A private company going to another planet for some tens of millions of dollars to look for life- I think that's kind of a mind shift… and a shift in exploration of our solar system.” This marks a departure from the science-focused initiatives of the past, as Rocket Lab aims to demonstrate that space missions can be execut...
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26Jan By adminNo Comments
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Rocket Lab Launches for First Time From New Virginia Facility

At 6 p.m. local time, an Electron rocket took off from the company’s new launchpad, located on Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a trio of small satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab USA Inc. launched its first rocket to space from the Virginia coast on Tuesday. At 6 p.m. local time, an Electron rocket took off from the company's new launchpad, located on Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying a trio of small satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, is mainly focused on launching small satellites. It has conducted all of its previous missions and test flights from the company's launch facility on the Mahai Peninsula in New Zealand since 2017. The new Virgina facility will provide the company with more scheduling options, said Chief Executive Officer Peter Beck. “...
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5Nov By adminNo Comments
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Big setback! Rocket Lab Helicopter Unable to Catch Returning Booster in Midair

A Rocket Lab USA Inc. helicopter was unable to catch a booster in midair as it returned from space over the Pacific Ocean. A Rocket Lab USA Inc. helicopter was unable to catch a booster in midair as it returned from space over the Pacific Ocean. The problem was related to a “telemetry loss” from the Electron rocket's first stage during re-entry, the company said Friday in a tweet. The booster splashed down in the Pacific Ocean and a recovery vessel will collect it, Rocket Lab said. “Unfortunately it looks like we are not going to bring Electron home dry today,” Murielle Baker, a spokesperson for Rocket Lab said during a live web stream of the attempt. Launched at 1:27 p.m. Eastern from Rocket Lab's site in New Zealand, the mission successfully deployed a science research satelli...
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3Nov By adminNo Comments
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In awesome mission ‘Catch Me If You Can’, helicopter to capture electron rocket mid-air

Aerospace company Rocket Lab will attempt to catch an electron rocket mid-air using just a helicopter in a daring mission called ‘Catch me if you can’. The year 2022 has been the year of milestones in space tech. First, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope became operational and began sending us images of the universe from unimaginable distances. Scientists have been able to glimpse at the farthest galaxy, oldest star cluster and more. Then, in August, NASA sent a spacecraft to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos to test its planetary defense capabilities. This also became the first time in history when a man made object moved a celestial body. And now, US aerospace company Rocket Lab is set to make a milestone of its own by catching an electron rocket mid-air with a helicopter. Interes...
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30Aug By adminNo Comments
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This spacecraft will be DEAD in just 5 minutes on reaching Venus

Rocket Lab to become the first private company to reach Venus and explore its clouds for habitability with the launch in 2023, but its spacecraft will die within minutes of reaching there. SpaceX might have its eye on Mars, but Rocket Lab is likely to become the first private company to reach Venus and explore its clouds for habitability. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) selected three new missions to explore the planet but they're expected to return results in the later 2020s or 2030s. However, Peter Beck, the CEO of the New Zealand–based launch company Rocket Lab, was contacted by a group of MIT scientists to launch one of the company's rockets in 2023 to hunt for life on Venus much sooner. The details of the missi...
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25Aug By adminNo Comments
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Rocket Lab to send a spacecraft to Venus look for signs of life

Private space company Rocket Lab is planning to send the first private mission to Venus in search for signs of life. Here’s what we know. Not only Government space agencies, but private space companies are also determined to search for signs of life on other planets. Companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are making their own presence in the space race between government space agencies. Now, a private space company called Rocket Lab is getting ready to send its spacecraft to Venus next year to search for signs of life. In 2009, Rocket Lab became the first successful private company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space. Last year, Rocket Lab helped deploy a pathfinding satellite for NASA. Now, t...
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