With the upcoming launch, NASA is hoping that more private space companies will come to Virginia for their launch needs. “NASA is helping foster a growing low-Earth space economy and continues Wallops’ 35-year history of support to the commercial launch industry,” the space agency wrote in a statement.
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“We see a very large number of jobs” coming from Electron and Neutron activities at Wallops, Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, said during a briefing on Wednesday, according to SpaceNews. “It’s on the order of hundreds. We’re looking to establish a pretty significant footprint here.”
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