rocket lab says smouldering battery problem fixed - lithium battery price
Rocket Lab says it has found the cause of the overheating of the battery on the assembly line and has taken corrective actions.
Last night, firefighters were called to the company after the manufacturing area was affected by smoke from lithium batteries.
They are manufactured by a rocket lab that uses batteries to drive a turbine pump in the engine rather than a complex and expensive gas generator.
The launch vehicle, including the engine, was not damaged.
"The damage is limited to the battery, which is due to the installation problem that has been corrected," said founder and chief executive Peter Baker . ".
"Everything is as usual in the production facilities today and we are still preparing for the next release.
Three fire engines and 16 firefighters participated in the accident.
No one was injured.
"Of course, when the rocket company calls the fire department, they are fully prepared, which means that there are several appliances participating," Baker said . ".
To ensure safe cooling of the battery, firefighters stayed at the site for several hours.
The Rocket Lab successfully reached orbit in January and will provide details on its next flight in the coming weeks.
The battery incident happened a day after a group of U. S. lawmakers visited a factory near Auckland Airport.
The company is registered in the United States, but has most of its operations in the country, including the launch series on the Mahia Peninsula.
Lithium batteries have caused problems in the field of aerospace.
Soon after the Dreamliner began commercial flights, they were grounded due to battery problems.
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