Rocket-fishing now part of Rocket Lab’s business as usual, says Peter Beck

Rocket-fishing now part of Rocket Lab’s business as usual, says Peter Beck
Rocket Lab's reusable first stage holds nine engines. (Image: Rocket Lab)
Ben Moore
A fishing expedition, the final part of the Baby Come Back mission, was a significant change in recovering Electron rockets, Rocket Lab's founder and chief executive Peter Beck told BusinessDesk.“There's a couple of wee things to go and, no doubt, we’ll learn some things from this vehicle once it's back in the factory, but it's no longer an R&D project – we're 'operationalising' this,” he said.“There's a high degree of confidence that this is just going to be a standard operation...

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