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Re:New Zealand's Rocket Lab launches first rocket into orbit... by bartkmq on Sunday January 21, 2018 @05:08PM (#16200320)
Worth noting it's also the first rocket using electric fuel pumps instead of turbopumps.

To optimize the weight they also drop the batteries once they get empty.

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