Rocket blasts off on NZ company's 1st NASA mission

<p>Rocket Lab on Sunday launched ELaNa-19 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 19) mission for NASA from Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand&#39;s north Island.</p><p><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201812/16154904lzkb.jpg" title="无标题4.jpg" alt="无标题4.jpg"/></p><p><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Video source: AP</span></p><p>The mission goal is to put 13 small research satellites into low-Earth orbit, and according to the local media, it was the first time NASA booked a private rocket to get this job done.</p><p>Rocket Lab had to cancel the launch earlier in the week due to bad weather.</p><p><br/></p>