Rocket Lab tested its parachute system on a live booster for the first time

New Zealand’s Rocket Lab has been preparing for its sixth mission of the year. The company’s proprietary Electron rocket was poised to ferry its cargo of 30 cube satellites into a 500 km wide arc in low Earth orbit. More importantly, this launch serv...

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