{"id":23187,"date":"2020-11-06T20:52:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T12:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-attempting-electron-booster-recovery-for-the-first-time-on-return-to-sender-mission\/"},"modified":"2020-11-06T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T12:52:10","slug":"rocket-lab-attempting-electron-booster-recovery-for-the-first-time-on-return-to-sender-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-attempting-electron-booster-recovery-for-the-first-time-on-return-to-sender-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab attempting Electron booster recovery for the first time on \u2018Return to Sender\u2019 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A titanium garden gnome from Half-Life won\u2019t be the only thing unique about Rocket Lab\u2019s upcoming Electron launch. The 16th launch of Electron will also mark the first mission in which Rocket Lab attempts to recover a first stage booster SpaceX style.<\/p>\n

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Rocket stage reusability can be a critical step to lowering the cost of launching while increasing the cadence. SpaceX has demonstrated this with its Falcon 9 rockets, and Rocket Lab is paving its own path with Electron:<\/p>\n

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Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket during its next mission, the \u2018Return to Sender\u2019 launch, scheduled for lift-off in mid-November. The test will see Rocket Lab attempt to bring Electron\u2019s first stage back to Earth under a parachute system for a controlled water landing before collection by a recovery vessel. <\/p>\n

The mission will be the first time Rocket Lab has attempted to recover a stage after launch and is a major milestone in Rocket Lab\u2019s pursuit to make Electron a reusable rocket to support an increased launch cadence for small satellite missions.<\/p>\n

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