NASA's PREFIRE CubeSat Launched to Monitor Earth's Climate
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Rocket Lab successfully launched the first of two CubeSats for NASA's PREFIRE mission to study Earth's heat absorption in polar regions. The second mission, PREFIRE and Ice, is set to launch soon from New Zealand. This marks Rocket Lab's sixth launch of the year, with no plans to recover the Electron first stage. The company is also advancing its Neutron rocket and has secured a rapid-launch contract with the U.S. Space Force.
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