Rocket Lab’s Humanity Star Re-Enters after Brief Tenure in Orbit

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Patrick Blau 3148 Views Humanity Star, Still Testing

Rocket Lab’s “Humanity Star” ended a short-lived stint in orbit as a shooting star on Thursday, re-entering Earth’s atmosphere just two months after being placed into orbit as a public awareness project by the U.S./New Zealand launch services provider.

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Rocket Lab Surprises with Kick Stage Test & Humanity Star on Recent “Still Testing” Mission

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Patrick Blau 7411 Views Mahia, Still Testing

Rocket Lab – after successfully demonstrating the company’s Electron launch vehicle last weekend – had another surprise in store this week when revealing the mission had successfully executed an orbit circularization maneuver with a previously unknown Kick Stage and deployed a reflective satellite named “The Humanity Star”.

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“Still Testing” – Rocket Lab’s Electron Reaches Orbit on Second Test Flight

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 Patrick Blau 23706 Views Dove, Flock, Lemur-2, Mahia, Planet, Planet Labs, Spire Global, Still Testing

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle successfully achieved orbit on its second test flight performed on Sunday from the company’s launch base in New Zealand.

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Rocket Lab Abandons “Still Testing” Launch Campaign Until Early 2018

December 18, 2017 Patrick Blau 4573 Views Mahia, Still Testing

Rocket Lab is ending its “Still Testing” launch campaign for 2017, moving the second test flight of the company’s Electron launch vehicle into early 2018 after encountering weather and technical delays over the course of a week of attempts.