Rocket Lab Electron Falters On 13th Flight

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The glowing nozzle of the Electron rocket’s second stage is seen just before the video link was lost, following the launch on July 4.
Credit: Rocket Lab
If there had to be a booster failure, best it be of the nonexplosive, telemetry-rich variant, such as what Rocket Lab, which has been delivering small satellites into orbit since 2018, is now grappling with. “It’s a day you never hope comes,” Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck tells Aviation Week...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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