'A major step forward for our recovery program!'
Rocket lab performs world-first helicopter rocket capture
The catch itself went smoothly, though the pilots weren't able to land the booster as planned. Shortly after the mission,:"incredible catch by the recovery team, can’t begin to explain how hard that catch was and that the pilots got it. They did release it after hookup as they were not happy with the way it was flying, but no big deal, the rocket splashed down safely and the ship is loading it now.
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