Elon Musk and other competitors rushed to support

Elon Musk and other competitors rushed to support Rocket Lab after the startup's founder apologized for losing 7 satellites in a launch failure

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Published 07 Jul 2020

· Rocket Lab, a private spaceflight firm in New Zealand, failed to deliver seven satellites to orbit following a launch on Saturday.
· Company founder and CEO Peter Beck publicly apologized on Twitter to his customers for the loss of the space mission.
· Following his mea culpas, Beck and Rocket Lab saw a rush of support...

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Elon Musk and other competitors rushed to support Rocket Lab after the startup's founder apologized for losing 7 satellites in a launch failure

Elon Musk and other competitors rushed to support Rocket Lab after the startup's founder apologized for losing 7 satellites in a launch failure

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