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NASA Cyclone Gabrielle recently hit the communities near LC-1 hard, so the students have been eager to learn how missions like TROPICS can help to provide better forecasting and advance warning of intense storms. Thanks for the NASA team for sharing their time and expertise! https://t.co/I34DjjCE9f

It was great to catch up with RepDLamborn at #SpaceSymposium and talk about our recently announced HASTE program that enables high-cadence hypersonic flight test opportunities. Thanks for stopping by and meeting with the Rocket Lab team! https://t.co/7Xg0TFLG8x

High winds & stormy skies continue for most of this week at LC-1, so we’re waiting for that to clear before the first of 2 NASA TROPICS launches lifts off. Stay tuned for updates on target launch date soon as the forecast settles in the coming days. #RocketLikeAHurricane 🛰️🌧️🚀 https://t.co/SXXYmhsq6A

The weather is slowly starting to trend in the right direction for launch later this week/early next week at LC-1. Stay tuned for target date for the first of two NASA TROPICS launches soon! #RocketLikeAHurricane https://t.co/jQq3v3LqT4

How will NASA's TROPICS constellation monitor tropical storms and improve forecasts to potentially save lives? We're glad you asked. https://t.co/w7VGbE8IRy

Latest weather forecasts are looking better, so we’re preparing for a launch attempt in the coming days for the first NASA TROPICS launch!

Lift-off set for NET:
UTC | May 8, 01:00
NZT | May 8, 13:00
EDT | May 7, 21:00
PDT | May 7, 18:00

More info: https://t.co/lSTHEaWtdy https://t.co/Q7JRwQjv5f

RT NASA: NASA and RocketLab are targeting 9pm ET Sunday, May 7 (0100 May 8 UTC), for the first launch of our cyclone-studying TROPICS Cub…

Launch readiness review is complete and we are GO for tomorrow's #RocketLikeAHurricane launch for the NASA TROPICS constellation!

Launch window opens:
🚀NZST | 13:00
🚀UTC | 01:00
🚀EDT | 21:00
🚀PDT | 18:00

The live launch webcast will begin approx. 20 mins before lift-off. https://t.co/EWeIJOZFX1

Rocket Lab Prepares for First of Two Launches to Deploy Storm Monitoring Constellation for NASA

Today’s launch is the first of 2 planned launches for NASA, each sending a pair of satellites to low-Earth orbit where they will more frequently collect data to increase understanding of deadly storms and improve tropical cyclone forecasts. #RocketLikeAHurricane https://t.co/z1xCI0FluM

Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1 as we approach T-4 hours until lift-off for #RocketLikeAHurricane, the first of two dedicated launches for NASA to deploy the TROPICS constellation 🚀 https://t.co/Sci4L5GnQ8

Catch the #RocketLikeAHurricane launch live.
Webcast begins approx. 20 mins before lift-off at https://t.co/43AdThBQlR

Scheduled lift-off:
🚀NZST | 13:00
🚀UTC | 01:00
🚀PDT | 18:00
🚀EDT | 21:00

When Electron’s icy white stripes start forming it only means one thing – liquid oxygen fill is underway! ❄️ https://t.co/TrhLpMrGp2

Successful battery hot swap confirmed.

Mission success! Electron has successfully deployed 2 TROPICS satellites to orbit for NASA. This constellation aims to improve forecasting of devastating tropical storms and save lives. We’re immensely proud to be part of making that possible. One down, one to go! https://t.co/LpHsT1Ct92

RT SpaceNews_Inc: Rocket Lab launches NASA TROPICS cubesats
https://t.co/N6M3U0Cejz https://t.co/Uhbpb0m88Q

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

After 36 launches, we're still not sick of this view. #RocketLikeAHurricane https://t.co/sWM4oSS4eA

Congratulations to the team at NASA's Launch Services Program on establishing comms with TROPICS! We're honored to be entrusted with launching these important storm tracking satellites 🛰️🚀

RT Reuters: NASA and Rocket Lab successfully launched the first of two cyclone-monitoring satellites called ‘Tropics,’ which will gather d…