On May 8th, 2023, Rocket Lab successfully completed the first of two launches to deploy NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission across two separate Electron launches. The first mission - Rocket Like A Hurricane - was Rocket Lab’s 36th Electron launch overall and lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. #rocket #rockets #spacelaunch #space #rocketlab #rocketry #spacerocket #nasa

The Moon, Mars, Venus, and beyond. Photon is unlocking the full potential of space. | Rocket Lab

Electron has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1! The rocket, named 'It's a Test', will go through a series of tests and checkouts before it is signed-off to fly. Head to rocketlabusa.com/latest/ to learn more. | Rocket Lab

21K views · 383 reactions | Video released by Rocket Lab of the testing on the 2nd Stage tank of their upcoming Neutron Rocket. By pushing the tank past the Maximum Expected Operating Pressure (MEOP), tests like this help in the development of tanks, in order to improve the break points. | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook