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Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab has determined the cause of the July 4 failure of an Electron rocket—a faulty electrical connection which triggered a premature shutdown of the booster’s second stage, the company said on July 31. The component had passed all preflight acceptance testing, including thermal vacuum...
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