Rocket Lab Launcher

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823084744512504244

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1823084744512504244

How it started v How it's going.

Flight hardware is in production for Neutron's reusable fairing. Humans for scale.

 

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836553721708237055

View: https://twitter.com/peter_j_beck/status/1836553721708237055

Just an abort triggered by a piece of ground support equipment not reaching its target in the allocated time. We like everything on the ground to be just as happy as everything in the sky.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836554238367010854

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1836554238367010854

Mission update: In today’s launch attempt for @KineisIoT during ignition at T-0, Electron’s flight computer aborted on a ground systems sensor trigger and safely shut down the engines. Electron, the launch pad, and Kineis’ payload all remain healthy. Standby for info on our next launch attempt.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1IqkY_ML_E

 

[Michel Van]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843239158816583878

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1843239158816583878

 

[Flyaway]

Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time

Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA to complete a study into retrieving rock samples from Mars and bringing them to Earth for the first time

www.businesswire.com

Rocket Lab Awarded NASA Study Contract to Explore Bringing Rock Samples from Mars to Earth for the First Time
The study proposes using Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated technologies to retrieve samples from the Red Planet for the first time in history as part of NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program.

 

[Michel Van]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1856662671254225185

View: https://twitter.com/Space_Time3/status/1856662671254225185

 

[bobbymike]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1856662671254225185

View: https://twitter.com/Space_Time3/status/1856662671254225185

Develop an all solid ICBM

 

[bobbymike]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/12/rocket-lab-rklb-q3-strong-revenue-growth-first-neutron-deal.html

 

[Flyaway]

Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Contract for Neutron with Confidential Commercial Satellite Constellation Operator

Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Contract for Neutron with Confidential Commercial Satellite Constellation Operator | Rocket Lab

*Long Beach, California. November 12, 2024.* Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a multi-launch agreement with a confidential commercial satellite constellation operator for its...

www.rocketlabusa.com

 

[NMaude]

The Space Bucket has put out a video concerning rocket Lab's efforts to recover, refurbish and reuse the Electron rocket's first-stage:

Over the past few years, we’ve seen Rocket Lab continue to make progress toward reusing the Electron rocket’s first stage. Over time this strategy has changed quite a bit from initial helicopter catch attempts to a controlled splashdown and refurbishment.

That being said, it seems we are hearing much less about this process as the company makes a push toward Neutron development, their larger and more advanced, partially reusable launch vehicle.

Full article here - https://thespacebucket.com/is-rocket-...https://www.youtube.com/c/RocketLabNZ

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Electron Reuse
3:45 - Changing Plans

 

[NMaude]

Rocket Lab's upcoming Neutron rocket launcher is already securing launch orders and has yet to liftoff, from the Space Bucket:

Rocket Lab’s new launch vehicle Neutron is already starting to secure some significant launch contracts both with the government and different commercial companies. This includes a new announcement from the company only days ago outlining a multi-launch agreement set to occur in 2026.

At the same time, we are continuing to get the occasional update on actual launch progress including recent work on the medium-lift launch vehicle’s new 165-ton launch mount.

Full article here - https://thespacebucket.com/rocket-lab...

Credit:
Rocket Lab - / rocketlabnz https://www.youtube.com/c/RocketLabNZ

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Progress & Contracts
4:05 - Neutron's Timeline

 

[Flyaway]

Rocket Lab’s Venus mission is now NET 2026 and maybe be moving to Neutron for launch though it’s unclear from this message.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1857220373907165463

View: https://twitter.com/scotto2050/status/1857220373907165463

 

[Michel Van]

Another successful launch (the 56th)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i081vyh3WO0

 

[Forest Green]

Rocket Lab completes two launches in under 24 hours

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has achieved a significant milestone, completing its 56th Electron mission and deploying five satellites for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operato

www.spacewar.com

 

[Flyaway]

Mission Success for Rocket Lab’s Latest Suborbital Hypersonic Launch
12/09/2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense.

This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) project, which aims to increase hypersonic flight testing for the United States in support of technology maturation. The project was awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane through the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC).

George Rumford, Director of the TRMC, states: “Leveraging commercial launch services allows our Nation to affordably test components early and frequently, accelerating hypersonic development.”

Rocket Lab’s test platform showcased a new suite of cutting-edge technologies optimized for hypersonic technology tests with vastly increased payloads. Rocket Lab also designed, manufactured, assembled, and integrated the experimental hypersonic instrumentation which was launched on this mission, but on a highly accelerated timeline.

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HASTE A La Vista | Rocket Lab

This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) project, which aims to increase hypersonic flight testing for the United States in support of technology maturation. The project was awarded by Naval Surface...

www.rocketlabusa.com

 

[Flyaway]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867756806967373955

View: https://twitter.com/kyle_lts/status/1867756806967373955

HASTE goes up and into a lunar halo over wallops island! Tonight’s HASTE launch was just 19 days and 19hrs since the last one!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867789581506191864

View: https://twitter.com/joshlikesrocket/status/1867789581506191864

HASTE 3 "Stonehenge" springs off the launch pad this evening carrying a classified payload to space.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867792772998037826

View: https://twitter.com/joshlikesrocket/status/1867792772998037826

Closeups at 600mm of HASTE darting off the pad tonight