If you're going to build a brand new rocket launch site, you might as well locate it in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Rocket Lab, a new private spaceflight company, did just that when it constructed its new facility in New Zealand. It plans to start launching its small Electron rocket off this picturesque cliff in Mahia, about 350 miles southeast of Auckland, as early as Wednesday for its first-ever test flight.
The company has been forced to call off multiple launch attempts over the last few days due to poor weather conditions, but this first launch — appropriately named "it's a test" by the company — could take flight any day through June 1. Read more...
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