Catching rockets with helicopters: Catch a falling rocket with a helicopter? Yes, that's the plan - Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Small rocket builder Rocket Lab USA Inc RKLB.O is gearing up for a mission that seems more appropriate for a big-budget action movie: catching a falling four-story-tall rocket booster with a helicopter.

The Long Beach, California-based company is trying to slash the cost of spaceflight by reusing its rockets, a trend pioneered by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX. But unlike SpaceX’s… [+2664 chars]

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