The Little Rocket That Could Sends Real Satellites to Space

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

b'The launch company Rocket Lab has amusing names for its missions. The first, in May, was called \\u201cIt\\u2019s a Test\\u201d (it was). When the staff debated what to call the second launch of their diminutive Electron rocket, so sized (and priced) specifically to carry small satellites to space, they said, \\u201cWell, we\\u2019re still testing, aren\\u2019t we?\\u201d They were.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'