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Rocket Lab prepares to embark on mission to the poles

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Rocket Lab has announced plans for its next mission, which will focus on measuring the heat lost from Earth’s polar regions in order to study climate change.

The mission will involve the deployment of two satellites to a 525km circular orbit.

The first mission, called ‘Ready, Aim, PREFIRE’, is scheduled to launch by Rocket Lab on or after May 22.

“The launch date for the second mission,...


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