The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA), also known as Virginia Space, is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, operating the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island. VSA provides launch services for government and commercial missions, managing state-of-the-art facilities, including launch pads and processing facilities. Its services support a range of space activities, including satellite launches and aerospace research, to facilitate access to space.
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The Cassowary Vex mission will fly DART AE on a dedicated Rocket Lab launch campaign named Thats Not A Knife from Launch Complex 2 at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Sidnee McGee is Chief of Education and Intern Development at the Virginia Spaceport Authority and since 2022 increased internship applications by more than 360 percent.
The mission named Cassowary Vex is scheduled to launch no earlier than late February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifted off from the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying the Pentagon’s Space Test Program (STP) S30 mission.
Roosevelt Mercer, Jr. from the Virginia Spaceport Authority stated that standardization should focus on cleaning standards for tanks and specifications for propellants rather than making all rockets launchable from any spaceport.
The mission will launch from Rocket Lab’s dedicated launch site at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island as early as 2025-01-01.
Rocket Lab completed its first U.S. launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on 2023-01-24.