NASA’s PREFIRE Mission: Launch Broadcast Now Underway

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket called "Ready, Aim, PREFIRE" is on the launch pad on May 25, 2024 with the first CubeSat ready to lift off from the company's facility in Mahia, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Rocket Lab

Live coverage is underway for the first of two launches of NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. Rocket Lab is targeting 7:28 p.m. NZST (3:28 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 25) for "Ready, Aim, PREFIRE," the launch of the company's Electron rocket that will send the CubeSat to low Earth orbit.

Watch Rocket Lab's launch broadcast on the company's website.

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