by Carol Vaughn | Oct 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket arrived at Wallops Island Wednesday, Oct. 12, in preparation for the company’s first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, scheduled for December. The launch also will be the company’s first from the United...
by James Ritch | May 19, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday authorized County Administrator Mike Mason to enter into agreements needed for construction of a hangar at the Accomack County Airport in Melfa. The Virginia General Assembly in 2020 budgeted $2...
by James Ritch | Apr 21, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab announced Tuesday the inaugural launch of its Electron rocket from the Wallops Island spaceport will carry a mission for HawkEye 360, a Virginia-based radio frequency geopspatial analytics provider. The company contracted with Rocket Lab...
by James Ritch | Apr 12, 2022 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck brought his family from New Zealand to the Eastern Shore for the groundbreaking on a 250,000-square-foot rocket manufacturing complex just outside the entrance to Wallops Island launch facility on a 28-acre parcel...
by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab will celebrate the start of construction on the company’s production complex and launch site for its Neutron rocket with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, April 11. The production facility will be built on Wallops Island Road, just across...
