Rocket Lab aborts launch of 5 'Internet of Things' satellites at last second (video) Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle appeared to fire up briefly today (Sept. 18) before shutting down, resulting in a launch abort. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ycXkFACETVeLsvc4rAVmUW.jpg https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-launch-abort-iot-satellites-video