|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Rocket Lab's 'Electron' Marks First Orbital-Class Launch From aPrivate Pad
"Rocket Lab, a California-based spaceflight company with its roots in New Zealand,
just launched its two-stage Electron rocket for the first time. The small launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand at 12:20 a.m. ET on Thursday May 25—4:20 p..m. New Zealand time. The successful liftoff marks the first time an orbital-class rocket has been launched from a private launch facility." See: http://www.popularmechanics.com/spac...-first-flight/ |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|