Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“Today’s launch was a masterclass from an incredible team of engineers on how to successfully deliver customers’ satellites to space while at the same time demonstrating cutting-edge operations and innovation that pushes the space industry forward on small rocket reusability. This is our third successful proof of concept recovery mission, and further cements Electron as the leading launch vehicle for the small satellite market. We are all excited to move onto the next phase of reusability next year; catching Electron in the air with a helicopter.”

Source: Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO, commenting after their most recent launch success. The successful launch enabled the delivery of 2 BlackSky Gen-2 Earth-Imaging satellites into a circular orbit at an altitude of almost 270 miles. The addition grows BlackSky's constellation of real-time geospatial monitoring spacecraft and marks the 107th satellite placed by Rocket Lab. 

FMI: www.rocketlabusa.com