{"id":381035,"date":"2026-03-06T03:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=c2c08e0d1de667dd47d57ba685a9a34d"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:13:49","slug":"nasa-wallops-supports-first-rocket-lab-haste-launch-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=381035","title":{"rendered":"NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Rocket Lab HASTE rocket launches into the night sky from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Feb. 27, 2026<\/div>\n
NASA\/Danielle Johnson<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility supported a Rocket Lab HASTE suborbital launch from the company’s Launch Complex 2 in Virginia on Feb. 27, 2026. The mission, called Cassowary Vex, supported a\u00a0flight of a hypersonic test platform<\/a>\u00a0for the Department of\u00a0War\u2019s\u00a0Defense Innovation Unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NASA Wallops launch range\u00a0supported by providing services such as tracking, telemetry, and range safety to ensure a safe and successful mission.\u00a0NASA\u00a0Wallops plays a key role in enabling national security missions at its launch range for commercial partners and other government agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Image Credit: NASA\/ Danielle Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n

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A February 27, 2026 nighttime launch of a Rocket Lab HASTE rocket from NASA’s Wallops Island.<\/div>\n
NASA\/Danielle Johnson<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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