RocketLab Recovers a First-Stage Booster for the First Time: “Return to Sender”

RocketLab Recovers a First-Stage Booster for the First Time: “Return to Sender”
By Matt Williams

In recent years, one of the most impressive developments for space exploration has been the rise of the commercial space industry (aka. NewSpace). Beyond fulfilling contracts with space agencies like NASA to provide commercial and crewed launch services, private aerospace companies are also fostering innovation that is helping to reduce the cost of sending payloads …

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November 26, 2020 at 04:13AM
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