Confident In Heli-Capture, Rocket Lab Adapts Electron For Reusability

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A camera aboard Rocket Lab's recovery helicopter captures a view of the returning Electron booster under parachute just prior to its first mid-air capture.
Credit: Rocket Lab webcast
LOGAN, Utah—Rocket Lab is planning its second attempt to capture a parachuting first-stage booster of its Electron launch vehicle soon. The company first snagged a descending booster in mid-air in May using a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Since then, it has launched three times, but has not attempted an...

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