Channel: SciNews

Category: Science & Technology

Description: Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “There And Back Again” mission, 34 small satellites to a Sun-synchronous orbit, from Launch Complex 1 Pad A on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 2 May 2022, at 22:49 UTC (3 May, at 10:49 NZST). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 26th Electron launch overall. For the first time, Rocket Lab successfully completed a mid-air capture of Electron’s first stage as it returns from space using parachutes and a helicopter. Credits: Photos and video footage courtesy of Rocket Lab #RocketLab