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Welcome to orbit, PREFIRE-2. Two launches from the same pad, just 11 days apart, deploying twin climate science satellites for NASA. This is what Electron is all about - tailored and dedicated access to orbit for small sats!

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HypaWave2 years ago

@NASA Let's see this with HASTE 😏

FundamentalSage2 years ago

@NASA Love it. Keep increasing that cadence!

Gokhan Gok2 years ago

@NASA We are eagerly anticipating the test firing of the Archimedes engine. When will it take place?

lazaro2 years ago

@NASA What's with the LC-1A that hasn't been launched since July 2022?

Fat Tina2 years ago

@NASA Stock price up????..please

Jimmyjammmmmm2 years ago

@NASA So you built two close together and were able to launch them close. Yipeeeeeeeee. Doesn’t mean shit.

ノート2 years ago

@NASA That's all well and good, but once upon a time you were salvaging the electron from the sea to reuse it. What happened to that job?

S Rodger Bock 🌍2 years ago

@NASA Well done Rocket Lab!

Mario Billiani 🚀2 years ago

Way to go! Congratulations to everyone involved!

EasyFlowTrustCharts2 years ago

@NASA What's next?

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