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March 20, 2019 by Carolyn Mueller

The launch is also the first in a trio of launches by this year's rocket company, which has been using the Electron launch vehicle as a laboratory and testing platform for its new payloads.

"The Electron-1 launch will be a big success for NASA and other space agencies," said Scott C. Smith, director of the United Launch Alliance for Falcon 9, which will begin operations in June. "The Electron-1 launch will take us to orbit at 6,700 miles from Earth and land on a base that will allow us to begin testing new payloads and to expand our network of satellite launch facilities in Europe and other countries to begin testing and commercializing new payloads in space."

In the first five, Electron-1 will test its first Electron-1 booster from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on May 4. The company plans to deploy several more satellites to orbit during the same period in the next two weeks.

“In addition to the second flight, the company will use the Electron-1 launch vehicle to launch two more Falcon 9 rocket vehicles, as well as two Falcon 9 rocket launches to orbit in Florida on May 6.

For more on Electron, watch the video below.

For more on SpaceX, read this article at the Space.com blog.This article is about the second in a new series of articles from The Legend of Zelda series. For the first, see Hero in a World. For the second, see Link in a World.