Firing It Up at Both Ends? New Launch Vehicles Extend Mass Range

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<div>Rocket Lab's dedicated smallsat vehicle Electron and <b>SpaceX's</b> Falcon Heavy conducted successful demo missions in January and February, ... It has also globalized <b>SpaceX's</b> addressable market, previously limited to Falcon 9's capability of 8.3 tons to GTO (and a much smaller 4.5 tons when Falcon ...</div>

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