40, 36, 1.

Space is hard, as the saying goes. Since its very first rocket launch from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, small rocket company Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) has attempted 40 separate orbital rocket launches, along with one suborbital, hypersonic military mission. Thirty-six of those orbital launches succeeded. The suborbital launch did, too.    

Up until last week, Rocket Lab was on quite a winning streak, too. From July 29, 2021, through September 19, 2023 -- more than two straight years -- every single Electron rocket that Rocket Lab launched, flew exactly as planned. That's 20 straight successful launches without a hitch.

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