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Mike Wall

Rocket Lab to recover booster from ocean after July 14 launch

a black rocket lab electron booster floats in a calm ocean next to a recovery ship

Rocket Lab's next mission will feature a booster recovery at sea, if all goes according to plan.

The California-based company announced on Thursday (June 22) that it's targeting July 14 for the next launch of its Electron rocket. That mission, called Baby Come Back, will send seven small satellites to orbit from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site, on the North Island's Mahia peninsula.

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