SpaceX rival's first test rocket fails to reach the orbit
Elon Musk-led aerospace startup SpaceX's rival Rocket Lab on Thursday launched its first experimental Electron rocket, which reached space but failed to make it to the orbit. The Electron rocket is just 55 feet high compared to SpaceX's 230-foot-tall Falcon 9. The launch was also the first time a rocket that designed to achieve orbit flew out of New Zealand.