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Rocket Lab chooses Wallops for launch, manufacturing site. Move could create 250 jobs

March 1, 2022
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch

Rocket Lab has officially selected NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility as the site for its upcoming rocket launch and the state for its manufacturing center, which could create up to 250 jobs in the area. In a statement released by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, Rocket Lab announced its decision to launch its Neutron Rocket from a new Virginia Space owned launch pad located within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

Article Source: Delmarva Now

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