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    • Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launch, 2017.
    Rights: Rocket Lab Published 24 August 2017 Size: 250 KB Referencing Hub media

    The first Electron rocket launch test, called ‘It’s a test’, blasts off into space on 25 May 2017. The launch made New Zealand the 11th nation to launch a satellite.

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