Blastoff! Electron Rocket Launches DARPA's R3D2

Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launched the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) spacecraft for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It launched from New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula today (March 28) at 7:27 p.m. EDT (2327 GMT; 12:27 p.m. local New Zealand time on March 29). -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-launch-experimental-satellite-darpa.html Credit: Rocket Lab