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Rocket Lab to attempt first booster recovery during its next mission – Inceptive Mind
For the first time, Rocket Lab will attempt to bring the first stage of an Electron launch vehicle back to Earth under a parachute after launch.
The American company Rocket Lab has revealed that it will attempt to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket during its next mission, the ‘Return to Sender’ launch, scheduled for lift-off in mid-November. The test will see Rocket Lab attempt to bring Electron’s first stage back to Earth under a parachute system for a controlled water landing before collection by a recovery vessel.
Rocket Lab’s 16th Electron launch, the ‘Return to Sender’ mission, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New…
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