NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026

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 flight of a hypersonic test platform for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit.

The NASA Wallops launch range supported the flight by providing services such as tracking, telemetry, and range safety.

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