[(Title)] Rocket Lab plans second launch pad in United States.

Rocket Lab is planning to open a second launch pad in the United States.

火箭实验室计划在美国开设第二个发射台。

The company currently has one launch site on the Mahia Peninsula in Hawke's Bay.

该公司目前在霍克湾马希亚半岛有一个发射场。

Rocket Lab said it had shortlisted four possible space ports for the new pad including ones in Florida, Virginia, Alaska and California.

火箭实验室表示，目前有四个新的太空港可供选择，其中包括佛罗里达、弗吉尼亚州、阿拉斯加和加利福尼亚州。

"Launching from US soil adds an extra layer of flexibility for our government and commercial customers, offering an unmatched ability to rapidly deploy space-based assets with confidence and precision," Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck said.

火箭实验室首席执行官彼得·贝克(Peter Beck)表示：“从美国土地发射火箭为我们的政府和商业客户增加了额外的灵活性，提供了无与伦比的能力，可以自信和精确地快速部署天基资产。”

A decision on the confirmed site, to be named Launch Complex 2, is expected to be made in August 2018.

预计将于2018年8月就已确认的场址作出决定，名称为"综合发射台2"。

The company said that once it had picked a spot, construction would begin immediately in preparation for a mission in mid-2019.

该公司表示，一旦选定地点，将立即开始施工，为2019年年中的发射任务做准备。

We're thrilled to confirm we're building a US launch site for Electron. Four space ports are shortlisted: Cape Canaveral, Wallops Flight Facility, Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska and Vandenberg Air Force Base.

我们欣慰地确认我们正在为建立一个电子美国发射场。 四个太空港口被列入短名单：卡纳维拉尔角，瓦洛普斯飞行设施，太平洋太空飞船发射中心、阿拉斯加和范登堡空军基地。

Confirmed site to be announced in August. https://t.co/BZ7BQ0HbMg

最终确定的地点将于8月公布于网站。https://t.co/BZ7BQ0HbMg