Vector-R launch
The second Vector-R rocket lifts off on a low-altitude test flight from a site in Camden County, Georgia, Aug. 3.

Vector, one of a growing number of companies developing small launch vehicles, plans to carry out its first orbital launch this summer from Alaska.

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