News Archive / Tagged: Still Testing

• Electron soars to orbit on Rocket Lab’s “Still Testing” flight

  Rae Botsford EndJanuary 21st, 2018

  On Sunday, January 21, at 2:43 p.m. NZDT (01:43 GMT), Rocket Lab successfully completed the second test flight of the company's Electron rocket from their own Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand.

• Rocket Lab delays 2nd Electron test flight until 2018

  Rae Botsford EndDecember 20th, 2017

  After four scrubs, the second test flight of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket has been postponed until early 2018. In the initial release about the launch window, Rocket Lab CEO and CTO Peter Beck said the company was expecting to scrub multiple times as it waits for the perfect conditions and ensures everything on the vehicle performs as designed. That patience was and continues to be needed.

• Rocket Lab sets launch window for next Electron launch

  Curt GodwinDecember 2nd, 2017

  Following the recent announcement about the company's preparations for the upcoming launch of its Electron rocket, Rocket Lab is now targeting a 10-day window in early December. Opening at 2:30 p.m. New Zealand Time (01:30 GMT) Dec. 8, 2017, the window will last for four hours during each of the attempts.