Venture Class Launch Services
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12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA
NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. Award selections are: ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, CaliforniaAstra Space Inc. of Alameda, CaliforniaBlue Origin Florida LLC of Merritt Island, FloridaL2 Solutions LLC…
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NASA Awards Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 Contract
NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contracts to launch small satellites (SmallSats) to space, including CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites. The three companies selected to provide these commercial launch capabilities, and the value of their firm fixed-price contracts, are: Astra Space Inc. of Alameda, California: $3.9 millionRelativity Space Inc. of Long Beach,…
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NASA Sends CubeSats to Space on First Dedicated Launch with US Partner Rocket Lab
A series of new CubeSats now are in space, conducting a variety of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, following launch Sunday of Rocket Lab’s first mission for NASA under a Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) contract. An Electron rocket lifted off at 1:33 a.m. EST (7:33 p.m. NZDT) from the company’s launch complex on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand, marking the…
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