Rocket Lab (RKLB) USA announced its third Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries is successfully operating on orbit. The W-3 mission launched March 14, from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:43 p.m. PDT. The new mission is underway on orbit just 15 days after the successful re-entry and landing of Varda’s W-2 mission, which was also powered by Rocket Lab’s Pioneer Spacecraft.
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