Friday, April 29, 2022

Rocket Lab Planning Launch, Helicopter Recovery Today

Hawthorne, California-based Rocket Lab is planning a launch and its first attempt at recovering a rocket via helicopter today, in its "There And Back Again" launch. According to the company, it expects to have a launch window opening at 3:05PM PT, with plans to livestream its first try at a rocket recovery from the air. The company is moving along the path to re-using the first stage of its Electron rockets, which are small rockets used to launch cubesats and other small satellites into orbit.