A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle failed to deliver seven small satellites to orbit on July 4. The private firm on Friday shared the results of its investigation with reporters. Peter Beck, Rocket Lab’s founder CEO, said a single electrical connection in a battery pack overheated and failed, causing the […]
Rocket Lab, a private spaceflight firm in New Zealand, failed to deliver seven satellites to orbit following a launch on Saturday. The company’s founder and CEO, Peter Beck, publicly apologised on Twitter to his customers for the loss of the space mission. Following his mea culpas, Beck and Rocket Lab […]