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Space

Rocket Lab Says Electron’s First Flight Cut Short By Ground Equipment Glitch

By Marc Selinger

Monday, August 7th, 2017

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Rocket Lab Says Electron’s First Flight Cut Short By Ground Equipment Glitch

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket lifts off in its first flight test. (Courtesy of Rocket Lab)

Rocket Lab’s new Electron rocket did not reach orbit during its first flight test in May because a ground-equipment problem forced the flight to be ended early, the company announced Aug. 7.While the two-stage rocket made it into space after lifting off from a company launch site in New Zealand (Defense Daily, May 25), data-gathering equipment owned and operated by an independent contractor temporarily lost contact with the rocket four minutes into the flight, requiring range safety officials to terminate…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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