The aerospace company hoping to put satellites into orbit from Mahia has delayed a proposed rocket launch until the New Year.
US-based company Rocket Lab opened a 10-day launch window on Friday December 8, with the aim of sending its second test launch into orbit from the company's facility in Mahia.
However, weather and atmospheric conditions resulted in successive launches being scrubbed and a company spokeswoman on Saturday said it would delay another launch attempt until "early" 2018, after a power fault was discovered on Friday.
"Corrective measures have been put in place for the power fault discovered during ground checkouts yesterday, however with only one day remaining in the launch window Rocket Lab has made the decision to delay an attempt until 2018.
"The current launch window ends on Sunday 17 December NZDT and will not to be extended in order to preserve crew rest."