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'Baby Come Back' Mission Launches from New Zealand

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Tom Patton
Jul 19, 2023
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A mix of satellites for NASA and commercial customers Launched Monday (EDT) aboard an Electron rocket in Rocket Lab's 'Baby Come Back' mission. The mission included the recovery of the booster stage of the rocket in its efforts to develop a reusable launch vehicle.

The launch took place Tuesday morning (Monday evening EDT) from Launch Complex 1 in New Ze…

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