Rocket Lab launched a booster with a flight-proven engine for the first time today (Aug. 23), taking a big step toward rocket reusability.
An Electron rocket carrying an Earth-observation radar satellite for the San Francisco company Capella Space lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site today at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT; 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 local New Zealand time).
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