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Rocket Lab’s Alaska plan could ease a Pentagon launch crunch
Key Takeaways
- Rocket Lab will use Alaska for 12 to 18 suborbital HASTE launches under a $266 million Space Force contract.
- The company says the same launch infrastructure could also support broader orbital missions later.
- Defense officials are worried current launch ranges will not handle projected military launch growth.
- Alaska offers both added range capacity and better positioning for polar-orbit missions.
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DT Editorial Team··via defenseone.com