Rocket Lab's Electron launches "Full Steam Ahead", the second BlackSky Generation 3 satellite from Launch Complex-1B (LC-1B) at the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand. | NASASpaceflight.com

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

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

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