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...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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