Rocket Lab says that the failure of its Electron rocket to reach orbit was due to a ground equipment error and not from any fault with the launch vehicle. A two-month internal investigation by Rocket Lab overseen by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of telemetry from the failed May 25 launch attempt, called "It's a Test," in New Zealand revealed that the root cause of the flight's termination was a fault in a third-party contractor's equipment.
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