Rocket Lab Electron
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Electron is a two-stage, expendable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Servicing the commercial small satellite launc
Electron during launch of PREFIRE
The Māhia launch site under construction in 2016
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload was successfully launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex-1
Reusable launch vehicle
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A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space. Rocket stages are the most common launch vehicle parts aimed for reuse.
Rocket Lab Electron
…spacecraft. Although the rocket was designed to be expendable, Rocket Lab has recovered the first stage twice and is working towards the capability of reusing the booster. The Flight 26 (F26) booster has featured the first helicopter catch recovery attempt. Rocket Lab has, however, abandoned the idea of…
Recovery of Falcon 9 first-stage booster after its first landing
The SpaceX Starship is projected to be a fully-reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle with minimal refurbishment required.
Recovery of a Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster for refurbishment.
The Space Shuttle orbiters were once prominent examples of reusable spacecraft.