Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches NASA Starling satellites, booster parachutes down

Rocket Lab launched satellites for NASA Starling mission, Spire Global and Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on July 17, 2023 (July 18 local time). They company will attempt to recover the rocket's first stage after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.

Credit: Rocket Lab