Rocket Lab launched 3 experimental satellites into space for the Defense Department Sunday.
Lift-off! The Electron STP-27 RD mission for the @usairforce and @DIU_x launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 06:00 UTC on 5 May 2019. Frequent and reliable access to space is here! pic.twitter.com/DcAadbl6zC
— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) May 5, 2019
Details: The Electron rocket lifted off at 2 a.m. ET from the company's New Zealand launch pad. The launch came hours after Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent an unpiloted Dragon cargo capsule into orbit with supplies for the International Space Station's crew.
Dragon is on its way to the International Space Station! Capture by the @Space_Station crew set for early Monday morning pic.twitter.com/oGs4IrBW9h
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 4, 2019
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