https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/13/rocket_lab_launchpad/ > Peter Beck, boss of upstart small-sat flinger Rocket Lab, gave himself an early Christmas present this week as he declared the company's second launch complex, this time in the US, operational. > While it has been a mere 10 months since construction began, there are still a good few months to go until an Electron rocket will be scorching the freshly built pad.