Rocket Lab launches satellites, recovers booster in 'Return to Sender' mission

Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2020

California-based Rocket Lab successfully launched more than two dozen small satellites into space on Thursday night from New Zealand and became just the second company to land an orbital rocket booster in the ocean for reuse. The Electron rocket lifted off the launch pad early in its launch window, which opened at 8:44 p.m. EST. Rocket Lab later said it was in the process of securing the