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Rocket Lab will try to recover an Electron booster during Nov. 15 launch – Space.com
The ‘Return to Sender’ mission will feature a parachute-aided rocket splashdown.
Rocket Lab plans to take a big step toward booster reuse this month.
The California-based company aims to recover the first stage of its two-stage Electron rocket during its next mission, which is scheduled to lift off from New Zealand during a window that opens on Nov. 15.
After helping launch 30 small satellites on the mission, which is called “Return to Sender,” the first stage will return to Earth for a soft, parachute-aided ocean splashdown. Rocket Lab personnel will then fish the booster…
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