Rocket Lab investigating rocket battery overheatingRocket Lab Rocket Lab's Electron rockets are built at its warehouse in Auckland. Rocket Lab is investigating what caused a rocket battery to overheat and start smoking at its manufacturing facility near Auckland Airport on Sunday night. Rocket Lab spokeswoman Morgan Bailey said fire emergency services were called as a precaution to its site in Mangere at 7pm on Sunday after a battery on an Electron rocket overheated and started smoking. She said she did not know what action was being made on the rocket when the battery overheated, but the company was looking into it. Rocket Lab launches its first rocket into orbit from Māhia Peninsula* Rocket Lab opens NZ for space business​* Rocket Lab's second silver ball will stay on EarthNobody was injured and no property was damaged, she said.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2018 20:03 UTC