US commercial aerospace startup Rocket Lab successfully launched its ninth Electron rocket to space on Thursday. The startup’s ‘As The Crow Flies’ mission’s spacecraft, a satellite called ‘Palisade’ for client Astro Digital, was successfully deployed around 2 hours after the launch. The first Electron mission, a test mission launched in 2017, had reached space but failed to reach designated orbit.
Rocket Lab successfully completes its 9th Electron rocket mission
