Lift-off for More Accessible Space Exploration
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Vector aims to lower launch cost and raise cadence with Vector R and Vector H — 11–12 m small rockets that cut per-launch cost from ~ $1.5B to $1.5M per launch by mass production. A full-scale suborbital flight in May demonstrates recovery and systems functionality, and first orbital flights planned July at Wallops targets routine payload delivery. A factory in Tucson building hundreds a year anchors a plan for multiple U.S. launch sites and software-defined satellites as a follow-on product.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00From race cars to space
- 1:59Micro satellite revolution
- 3:25Costs and rocket sizes
- 4:50Mass-producing rockets
- 7:16First rocket flights
- 8:40Launch sites and factory
