Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket Launches

All week, New Zealanders have been waiting to see if their country would become the 11th one to reach outer space with a cargo-carrying vehicle. Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket, equipped with its 3D printed Rutherford engine, was ready to launch - all that was needed was some good weather conditions. New Zealand's weather is notoriously changeable, and on Wednesday, the rocket was about to lift off when some disagreeable weather swept in at T-12 minutes, halting the mission. Today, however, meteorological conditions cooperated, and the first Electron rocket - named "It's a Test" - rocketed into space at 4:20 PM New Zealand time. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/175765/rocket-lab-electron-launches/

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