New Zealand space launch is first from a private site

The two-stage rocket did not quite make it to orbit, but the team was very happy with the test flight An American company has launched a rocket into space from New Zealand, the first from a private launch facility. Rocket Lab's 17m-long (56ft) Electron lifted off from the Mahia Peninsula, in the North Island, the firm said. The test flight was the first launch from New Zealand and is a major first