A Rocket Lab Electron rocket has taken 13 cubesats into orbit as part of the Aerospace Corporation’s CubeSat Launch Initiative project. Ten satellites in the flight fell under the "Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 19" umbrella and were built by the Aerospace Corporation centres and academic institutions to give students working with advanced technologies experience in satellite development. The remaining three were developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Rocket Lab said the next Electron would launch in January, and that it wanted at least one launch per month during 2019.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket has taken 13 cubesats into orbit as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative project. Ten satellites in the flight fell under the "Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 19" umbrella and were built by NASA centres and academic institutions to give students working with advanced technologies experience in satellite development. The remaining three were developed by the Aerospace Corporation and the Jet Propulsion and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Rocket Lab said the next Electron would launch in January, and that it wanted at least one launch per month during 2019.