Science
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.
32 with 25 posters participating, including story author
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…
-
General18 hours ago
Queensland government expands youth justice laws, David Crisafulli tells UN critics ‘you don’t control me’
-
General21 hours ago
Restaurants on the brink as business failures plateau
-
General21 hours ago
Regional house price growth outstrips capital cities
-
General17 hours ago
Charlotte McConaghy calls for climate change action in new novel Wild Dark Shore