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Rocket Lab will attempt to send its first payloads into orbit on Tuesday from Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
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Clear skies and a launch window that opens at sunset make it possible for the launch to be visible across the Eastern Seaboard and Ohio.
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Rocket Lab's Electron rocket vehicle launched successfully from New Zealand in the past, but using Virginia would be a major step forward for MARS and the company.
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Having a US-based launch site allows the company to reach trajectories that aren't available from New Zealand and opens up opportunities for US government work, some of which require launches from within the country.
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For MARS, based at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Rocket Lab would represent its second major commercial customer.
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NASA operates small sounding rockets from the site, and Orbital ATK has flown resupply missions to the International Space Station.