
Air Force Launch. The Air Force said Wednesday that Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) demonstration program, is scheduled to launch beginning Aug. 16 on a rideshare aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1, New Zealand. Pearl White’s program includes designing, developing, launching and operating two 6U cubesat spacecraft as an “on-orbit testbed” for new tech including propulsion, power, communications and drag capabilities for future spacecraft applications, according to a press release.…