US Space Force Selects Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to Compete for Future National Security Launches Written 3 April 2025
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Rocket Lab Electron rocket | Credit: Aerospace America AIAA–©
SPACE reports, “Private launch companies Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been selected to compete for future U.S. national security space launches. The two launch companies were awarded ‘National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts’ by the U.S. Space Force on March 27, broadening the military branch’s launch options and strengthening access to space.”
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