Rocket Lab to launch NASA astrophysics smallsat mission

Published on May 14, 2025
Electron launch of PREFIRE-2

NASA selected Rocket Lab to launch a small NASA astrophysics spacecraft that will study galaxies at ultraviolet wavelengths.

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