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Helicopter Capture Attempt Confirmed by Rocket Lab

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Tom Patton
Dec 14, 2021
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Rocket Lab has confirmed it will perform a mid-air helicopter capture attempt when its Electron booster returns from its next launch. The confirmation follows the successful demonstration of helicopter shadow operations for the first time during the company’s 22nd Electron launch last week in the company’s latest effort to make Electron the world’s firs…

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