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Small launch firm Rocket Lab USA Inc. captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it in the ocean.

Rocket Lab USA was testing a way to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket for reuseBooster rocket caught mid-air in successful test for reuseUsing a helicopter, parachutes and cables, Rocket Lab USA successfully captured a falling booster rocket out of the air.

 

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