NASA Awards Launch Services Task Order for TROPICS CubeSats Mission NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-task-order-for-tropics-cubesats-mission