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'It's business time' for Rocket Lab as launch window opens

Publish Date
Fri, 22 Jun 2018, 9:01AM
Spire Global hopes to launch two satellites that will track weather, ships and aeroplanes with Rocket Lab. (Photo: Supplied)

'It's business time' for Rocket Lab as launch window opens

Publish Date
Fri, 22 Jun 2018, 9:01AM

Rocket Lab's back again with hopes to go ahead with its first fully commercial launch in the coming weeks.

The launch window opens tomorrow after the previous one in April was called off because of fuel problems

The mission dubbed 'It's Business Time' will carry satellites to orbit for its customers.

Spire Global is one of those customers and launch director Jenny Barna says told Mike Hosking they are sending two satellites that track weather, ships and aeroplanes.

She says Rocket Lab's helping to fill a gap for commercial start-ups and academics.

"Rocket Lab is the only option on the planet today with a small launcher, you know, designed specifically for the small guys like us and we can go when we want to go, where we want to go."

LISTEN ABOVE AS JENNY BARNA SPEAKS WITH MIKE HOSKING

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