NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, will support the Rocket Lab USA's first launch of the Electron Rocket, currently scheduled to lift off on Monday at 6 p.m.
NASA said on its website that the launch window for Rocket Lab’s mission is from 6-8 p.m., with subsequent launch days scheduled for unforeseen circumstances."With this mission, NASA is helping foster a growing low-Earth space economy and continues Wallops’ 35-year history of support to the commercial launch industry," NASA said.Weather permitting, the launch may be visible for spectators up and down the majority of the East Coast.
Since its inception, the Electron rocket has been part of 32 launches, and deployed 152 satellites, from three dedicated launch pads and with a reusable small launch vehicle.
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