Main Engine Cut OffSpaceflight Books Three Electron Flights
Caleb Henry, of SpaceNews:
Spaceflight President Curt Blake told SpaceNews the company bought the “vast majority” of the lift capacity on all three missions, giving Spaceflight control of the schedule for each. Blake declined to say if Spaceflight received a discount for placing a three-launch order.
Spaceflight, as an aggregator of launch demand for cubesats and other small spacecraft, already has customers lined up to fill all three missions, he said.
Spaceflight’s first Electron launch is slated for late this year, followed by the second and third in early 2019, each from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand spaceport.
Good news for Rocket Lab, and better news for Spaceflight, who seemingly had no problem filling these flights.
Rocket Lab is being pretty tight-lipped about their manifest, though. I’m hoping they open up with more of a defined-and-public schedule after they get another flight or two off successfully.