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September 21, 2023

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[ September 20, 2023 ] SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster Falcon 9
[ September 19, 2023 ] Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure News
[ September 18, 2023 ] Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails News
[ September 15, 2023 ] Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station News
[ September 12, 2023 ] FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation News

Rocket Lab waits for improved weather for test flight of new commercial launcher

May 24, 2017 Stephen Clark

Worsening weather at Rocket Lab’s New Zealand launch facility forced officials to call off the liftoff of a new commercial satellite booster for the third straight day Tuesday.

Rocket Lab delays debut of new launcher to dodge bad weather

May 23, 2017 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab, a company eyeing a market to launch small satellites, said Monday that bad weather at its privately-operated launch base on New Zealand’s North Island kept a commercial Electron booster from lifting off on its maiden test flight for the second day in a row.