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Rocket Lab is about to attempt a first-stage recovery – Ars Technica
“Parachutes are not trivial things to get right.”
Enlarge/ An Electron rocket stands on the launch pad in New Zealand, ready to go.
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Rocket Lab said Thursday it will attempt to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket for the first time with its next mission, scheduled for liftoff in mid-November.
This step follows a series of tests during which Rocket Lab has been building toward a full stage recovery. During these earlier tests, engineers have deployed parachutes from the first stage…
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