NASA Awards Three Rocket Launches to Rocket Lab
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NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch three dedicated missions using the company's Electron rocket. The contracts, announced this week, cover separate flights that will carry small satellites into orbit. Each launch will be fully controlled by Rocket Lab, a move that highlights NASA's growing reliance on commercial providers for smaller payloads. The Electron rocket is designed specifically for small satellite deployment.