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The next Rocket Lab mission will include a military satellite designed to improve targeting capabilities for US warfighters, reports Ollie Neas. This morning, Rocket Lab, the US-owned but NZ-based space company, announced details of its next mission which will lift-off from its Mahia Peninsula la
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Rocket Lab's second Mahia launch pad still a few months from lift off 20 Jan, 2021 02:20 AM 3 minutes to read An artist's impression of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 with a completed Pad B, which is expected to be completed after March this year. Photo / Rocket Lab An artist's impression of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 with a completed Pad B, which is expected to be completed after March this year. Photo / Rocket Lab Hawkes Bay Today By: Gianina Schwanecke Rocket Lab will soon double its capacity with work on a second launch complex expected to be completed within a few months. Work on the secon...
Photo: Rocket Lab. The mission, called Another One Leaves the Crust, was scheduled for lift-off last night from the Mahia Peninsula but was delayed so the organisation could review sensor data. It will send a single communication micro satellite in to a lower-earth orbit for a German based company. The organisation's Head of Communication Morgan Bailey says they have a window until 25 January to launch the mission. It will be the company's 18th mission, a dedicated mission for European space technology company OHB group. Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck said the launch was taking place a...
The company says its November recovery mission is shaping up to be a "huge success".
Pilot 'sustained moderate injuries' in Mahia Peninsula helicopter crash Newshub 15/12/2020 The pilot of a helicopter which crashed on Mahia Peninsula has sustained moderate injuries. Emergency services were alerted to the accident at 6:26am on Wednesday by a member of the public and rushed to the remote rural scene in the Hawke's Bay off Mahia East Coast Rd. According to the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ), the helicopter is a Robinson 44 with one occupant. It says the pilot "sustained moderate injuries" and is being taken by the Hastings Rescue Helicopter to Gisborne Hospital. "RCCNZ re...