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The pre-flown Rutherford engine used on the 'We Love The Nightlife' mission previously flew on the first stage of the 'There and Back Again' mission launched in May 2022.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 24, 2023Rocket Lab Launches 40th Electron Mission, Successfully Flies Reused Engine

The pre-flown Rutherford engine to be launched on 'We Love the Nightlife' previously flew on the first stage of the 'There and Back Again' mission in May 2022.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Aug 23, 2023Rocket Lab Brings Forward Milestone Recovery Mission

The pre-flown Rutherford engine was previously flown on the 'There and Back Again' mission launched in May 2022.

GeneralValue 3.0Apr 20, 2023Rocket Lab’s major step involves reuse of Electron by launching pre-flown engine

The refurbished Rutherford engine was previously launched to space and returned to Earth on the recovery mission There And Back Again launched on 2022-05-02.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 7, 2022Rocket Lab Successfully Test Fires Reused Rutherford Engine

The Rutherford engine was previously launched to space and returned to Earth during Rocket Lab’s recovery mission 'There And Back Again' launched on 2022-05-02.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 2, 2022Rocket Lab successfully completes the first test fire of a reused Rutherford engine

The "There And Back Again" mission launched from Pad A at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula at 10:49 am NZST on 2022-05-03.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 2, 2022Catch Me If You Can — And They Did — Rocket Lab’s “There And Back Again Mission” Deploys 34 Satellites To Orbit + A First… The Electron Booster Is Captured With A Helicopter

The There and Back Again mission will bring the total number of satellites launched by Electron to 146.

GrowthPlanValue 3.5Apr 29, 2022UPDATE #2: Rocket Lab’s “There and Back Again” Mission With A Mid-Air Attempt To Capture The Falcon 9’s 1st Stage Is Now Pushed Out To No Earlier Than May 1st

Rocket Lab is postponing the 'There and Back Again' rideshare mission to no earlier than 2022-05-01 with a launch window of 22:35–00:40 UTC.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 29, 2022UPDATE #2: Rocket Lab’s “There and Back Again” Mission With A Mid-Air Attempt To Capture The Falcon 9’s 1st Stage Is Now Pushed Out To No Earlier Than May 1st

There and Back Again will deploy 34 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit for a variety of customers.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 29, 2022UPDATE #2: Rocket Lab’s “There and Back Again” Mission With A Mid-Air Attempt To Capture The Falcon 9’s 1st Stage Is Now Pushed Out To No Earlier Than May 1st

The RL-9 mission is named "There and Back Again" and is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 21, 2022Spaceflight’s 50th Mission All Groomed + Set For A Rocket Lab Electron Launch