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August 3rd, 2017
Credit: Vector
Vector, a micro satellite space launch company, flew today a suborbital flight of its B0.002 test vehicle, a full-scale prototype of the company’s Vector-R launch vehicle.
This flight also marked the first launch out of Spaceport Camden in Georgia, which was originally used by NASA in the 1960’s for ground-based static fire testing of large solid rocket motors.
Orbit ability: 2018
“Since our inception, Vector has been committed to making space open for business,” said Jim Cantrell, CEO and co-founder of Vector. based in Tucson, Arizona. He added that the company is “on the fast-track” to get to an orbital capability in 2018.
A primary objective of today’s test was the demonstration and evaluation of a next-generation 3D additively manufactured engine injector developed through a collaborative research program with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Credit: Vector
GalacticSky satellites
According to a Vector press statement, this most recent test of the Vector-R launch vehicle comes on the heels of a $21 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Shasta Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
With this most recent round of funding, Vector will accelerate the company’s flight test series, develop its first GalacticSky satellites, open its Silicon Valley Headquarters and break ground on a rocket factory in Pima County, Arizona.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/vectorspacesys/status/893180679470465025/video/1
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