NASA Taps Rocket Lab to Launch Two Earth and Solar Science Missions Under VADR Contract
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Leejay Lockhart
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NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide launch services for two Earth and solar science missions — PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and TSIS-2 (Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2) — under the agency's VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract. The VADR contract allows fixed-price task orders over a 10-year period with a maximum total value of $300 million. The PolSIR mission aims to improve understanding of ice clouds and their role in Earth's climate, while TSIS-2 will continue critical measurements of solar irradiance.
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· 3 pulledNASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency's PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) missions.
The two selections are part of NASA's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.
This contract allows the agency to award fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity launch service task orders during VADR's 10-year ordering period, with a maximum total contract value of $300 million.
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