Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Common Stock

As a big fan and shareholder of RocketLab I thought I’d share with the community something really cool that was achieved today.

Rocketlab successfully launched a payload into orbit and the booster rocket that got it there which normally falls back to earth and into the sea was caught midair by a helicopter.

Apart from being more sustainable and not adding to ocean garbage the hope is the booster can be reused further cutting costs to the business for payload launches. **$RKLB** 

Here is a CNN article about it that explains it a bit further. 

[https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/02/tech/rocket-lab-helicopter-booster/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/02/tech/rocket-lab-helicopter-booster/index.html)


That is really cool and a differentiating process that could be huge for them! Thanks for sharing! I know it says they dropped it in the ocean right after catching it but it’s a huge step in the right direction! Do you know when their next launch will be and when they can try another helicopter catch? 

Django Brooks

Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a helicopter to catch part of a rocket in mid-air. But the rocket was dropped into the ocean shortly after, ending up having to be fished out of the water.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/02/tech/rocket-lab-helicopter-booster/index.html