Electron launches NeonSat-1 and ACS3 - YouTube - 23 April 2024

Rocket Lab launched NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3),'the first of the swarm',and KAIST's NeonSat-1 Earth observation satellite from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1 in Mahia,New Zealand.Advanced Composite Solar Sails have been mentioned as a way to traverse vast distances within a human lifetime,such as to Beta Centauri,the nearest star.*Rocket Lab USA Inc (RKLB)

Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches NASA Starling satellites, booster parachutes down

NASA's Starling mission tests a new technology,CubeSat swarms.It consists of four CubeSats and evaluates their navigational ability and possibilities for atmospheric research.In this test,the swarm,using Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy,takes ionospheric density measurements from Low Earth Orbit with its dual band GPS receivers.The ionosphere is a layer of the atmosphere that grows or shrinks based on solar activity and contains both solar and cosmic radiation. Rocket Lab USA Inc (RKLB)