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A new era of rocket launches from NASA’s facility on Wallops Island in Virginia began tonight with the much-anticipated launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron small-lift launch vehicle.

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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Its First Electron Rocket From U.S. Soil