Rocket Lab catches, then drops booster in helicopter capture attempt
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By Jennifer Korn and Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a helicopter to catch part of a rocket in mid-air. But the rocket was dropped into the ocean shortly after, ending up having to be fished out of the water.
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Watch Rocket Lab Attempt to Catch a Rocket Booster With a Helicopter After Launch
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Rocket Lab catches, then drops booster in helicopter capture attempt
Rocket Lab Monday capped off its latest satellite launch by snagging a falling rocket booster using a hook suspended from a helicopter, a first in the history of spaceflight.
By Jennifer Korn and Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a helicopter to catch part of a rocket in mid-air. But the rocket was dropped into the ocean shortly after, ending up having to be fished out of the water.
Rocket Lab caught the falling booster of its Electron rocket on Monday with a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter before dropping it in the Pacific Ocean. The crew was forced to let it go for safety reasons.
By Jennifer Korn Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, just used a helicopter catch part of a rocket in mid-air. In a mission labeled “There and Back Again,” the 25-year-old space company successfully performed a mid-air helicopter capture of a falling rocket bo…
Rocket Lab this week made an ostentatious attempt to catch a rocket as it fell from space using a hook-wielding helicopter that snagged the rocket mid-air only for the pilots to intentionally drop it moments later because of safety concerns.
By Jennifer Korn Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a helicopter catch part of a rocket in mid-air. In a mission labeled “There and Back Again,” the 25-year-old space company successfully performed a mid-air helicopter capture of a falling r…
