It's Been a Rough Week for Rockets
Bad things do seem to come in threes and recent events in the launch industry have certainly proven that point over the past several days.
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Bad things do seem to come in threes and recent events in the launch industry have certainly proven that point over the past several days.
Launches from the U.S. jumped to 78 for the year, driven by SpaceX, which successfully flew its Falcon rocket fleet 61 times.
Rocket Lab has been trying to actualize its mission called "There and Back Again." The company tweeted on Friday that it was targeting May 1 or May 2 for the launch.
The private space firm's first fully operational attempt will be capturing its Electron booster with a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter as it glides down to Earth..
If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A with the NROL-108 mission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX hurled a secret cargo into space for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Saturday, the 30th rocket launch to fly into Earth orbit from pads on Florida’s Space Coast in 2020. The Falcon 9 flight broke an annual record for missions to reach orbit from the Florida s...