<ul><li>NASA has awarded Rocket Lab USA Inc. to launch the agency's Aspera mission, a SmallSat to study galaxy formation and evolution.</li><li>Aspera will examine hot gas in the space between galaxies to study the inflow and outflow of gas from galaxies, contributing to star formation.</li><li>The mission is part of NASA's Pioneers Program in the Astrophysics Division, managing the VADR contract through NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center.</li><li>For more information on the Aspera mission and the Pioneers Program, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/42U1Wkn</li></ul>

NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Aspera’s Galaxy Mission

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