Rocket Lab Successfully Reuses Engine in Space Flight
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Rocket Lab USA Inc. successfully re-flew one of its Rutherford rocket engines during an orbital launch on Wednesday, a key step in the small satellite-launch company’s efforts to prove its reusable rocket technology.
It was the first time that a previously flown engine had been used again to help propel one of Rocket Lab’s Electron rockets. The company is striving to reuse portions of its rockets, a feat Elon Musk’s SpaceX has used in an attempt to cut the cost of sending payloads and people to space.