08 December 2017
Second test launch window for trailblazing Electron rocket
... company’s second test launch of the Electron rocket at its Launch Complex 1 site located on the tip of the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. The complex is the first orbital launch site in New Zealand, and the first privately...
26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
.... The Electron vehicle for the ‘Still Testing’ flight is expected to be trucked to Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, in October 2017 with a launch window to open in the weeks following once vehicle checks are...
15 May 2017
Electron rocket gets ready for first flight test
... based in the U.S the launch will take place from the companies private orbital launch site on the Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand. Created in 2006 by Peter Beck, Rocket Lab is a private company with major investors including Data...
12 November 2018
"Its Business Time" for Rocket Lab's first commercial flight
... and time for manufacturing. On top of this, the company has a private launch complex stationed on the remote Māhia Peninsula in eastern New Zealand that is licensed to launch up to 120 times per year. “With the Electron launch vehicle...
17 August 2020
Upgraded Electron rocket will be heading to Venus says Rocket Lab's CEO
... overseen the development of the world’s first and only private orbital launch range, located on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula. With a penchant for powerful engines, the New Zealand engineer, whose two-stage liquid-fuelled Electron...
