Rocket Lab successfully launches first Electron rocket since September failure

Rocket Lab on Friday said it had launched its Electron rocket into space from a facility in New Zealand, the SpaceX rival's first flight since a mission failure in September. The previous mission, the Electron's 41st, failed about 2 1/2 minutes into its flight as it carried a satellite from synthetic-aperture radar firm Capella Space toward orbit. It was Rocket Lab's first mission failure in over two years.