Electron Rocket Readied For First Test Flight

LOS ANGELES—Small satellite launch specialist Rocket Lab is starting pre-fight checkout testing of its low-cost Electron rocket at the company’s launch site in New Zealand. The 56-ft.-tall rocket, named “It’s a Test,” arrived at the Mahia Peninsula launch facility from Rocket Lab’s Auckland assembly...

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