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Rocket Lab’s Electron booster took off at 1:33 a.m. EST (0633 GMT; 7:33 p.m. New Zealand time) Sunday carrying 13 U.S.-built CubeSats to orbit on a mission chartered by NASA. Credit: Trevor Mahlmann/Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s commercial Electron booster fired into orbit from New Zealand on Sunday, carrying a flock of 13 CubeSats on the…

Rocket Lab’s light-class Electron launcher is set to take off on its fourth flight from New Zealand, aiming to deliver 13 CubeSats to orbit on the company’s first mission for NASA. The two-stage, 55-foot-tall (17-meter) rocket could take off as soon as 11 p.m. EST on Dec. 15 (0400 GMT on Dec. 16) from Rocket…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying 10 NASA-funded CubeSat missions into orbit. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Rocket Lab’s live video webcast begins around 20 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Dec. 14 with new launch date and correcting number of CubeSats. The Electron rocket’s nose cone is emblazoned with the NASA “meatball” patch for the mission launching Wednesday night (U.S. time). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is set to launch 13 CubeSats Saturday night (U.S. time) under contract to NASA…