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[Flyaway]

Another update on Neutron.

It’s full methane-and-LOX steam ahead for Neutron’s engines in California. Full scale Archimedes components incl. injectors & combustion chambers are being 3D printed from our giant machines in RLHQ, putting our extensive additive manufacturing experience to use on new engines. pic.twitter.com/rMtJAt22A5

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) June 7, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1666250770298322944

It’s full methane-and-LOX steam ahead for Neutron’s engines in California. Full scale Archimedes components incl. injectors & combustion chambers are being 3D printed from our giant machines in RLHQ, putting our extensive additive manufacturing experience to use on new engines.

 

[Michel Van]

Rocket Lab conducted in total secrecy, its first HASTE mission DYNAMO-A.
They launch Classified payload from Dynetics, on 18 june 2023.

The booster was not recovert

 

[Michel Van]

Flight "Baby come back" was success

 

[Michel Van]

14 minute return trip

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-HlhHOYK2E

📻Tune in to hear our founder and CEO @Peter_J_Beck on The Business of Tech podcast where he talks Electron reusability and what we learned from our latest rocket fishing expedition! https://t.co/idOIxZiLz7 pic.twitter.com/gkTigO6ReC

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) July 26, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1684349799301107712

 

[Michel Van]

Rocket Lab updated there Newton desgin

Neutron | Rocket Lab

www.rocketlabusa.com

 

[Michel Van]

WeLoveTheNightlife had launch abort on Pad
Rocket Lab work on issue and will launch in coming week

Peter Beck on that

Low igniter pressure on one engine. It did not pass it’s Go test and an auto abort was called. Its not uncommon to see low pressures now and again, we just have not seen it lead to an abort for a while. My bet is a tricky pressure transducer. The team will sort it quickly. https://t.co/CWyWTMxkug

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) July 30, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1685555736905211904

 

[Michel Van]

good news Rocket Lab sign contracts for 10 electron launches.

Neutron program run well, here propellant tank

 

[Michel Van]

40th launch was success and Rocket Lab recover the booster

 

[Michel Van]

40th launch used one reused engine !

The second trip to space was a breeze for our reused Rutherford engine, performing flawlessly for the full duration burn to space.

We're a big step closer to reusable Electron rockets.

📸 @Joseph_Baxter_ pic.twitter.com/3I0SzXgS7Q

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) August 24, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1694814866354421875

This reusable thing seems to work…. Going to fly 9 reused engines on an upcoming mission. pic.twitter.com/y3tfT095rh

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) August 24, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1694824384689525164

 

[Michel Van]

Rocket Lab $RKLB gives an update on Neutron development, saying it's begun testing a Stage 2 tank to demonstrate and verify structural integrity: pic.twitter.com/ByLpvwy5SY

— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) September 13, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1701871133132234924

 

[bobbymike]

Peter Beck's Vision Of Rocket Lab Extends Beyond Himself

Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck explains how the company is transitioning to a new phase of scaling up operations to get its new Neutron rockets in orbit, break launch supply bottlenecks, and become the world’s premier end-to-end space company.

interactive.satellitetoday.com

 

[Michel Van]

the investigation is going on why launch 40 failed

in mean time they tested Neutron hardware

🚀 Cryogenic pressure testing is underway for Neutron's 2nd stage 🚀

This involves filling the 5m diameter tank with liquid nitrogen & pressurizing it well beyond expected flight pressures to verify structural & sealing integrity. Passing with flying colors so far! Fun fact:… pic.twitter.com/G1nbcMmTH0

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) October 3, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1709029897409356090

 

[Michel Van]

pressure test completed

As part of structural testing we push our tanks to Maximum Expected Operating Pressure (MEOP)...and far beyond. It's always fun to round out an intensive test campaign with a bang!

Armed with a wealth of data from this campaign, the next Neutron stage 2 tank is progressing at… https://t.co/Zk0ePk8TIU pic.twitter.com/2BqJjBOASQ

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) October 4, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1709689298856133014

 

[Forest Green]

Rocket Lab opens engine development center in Long Beach

Long Beach CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2023 - Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has officially opened the Company's new Engine Development Center in Long Beach, California. The 144,000+ square foot advanced manufacturing complex will support

www.spacewar.com

 

[Flyaway]

The Lab is humming now that we’ve begun the integration and testing phase of our dual ESCAPADE spacecraft! The twin spacecraft will be used to study Mars’ magnetosphere on a scientific mission for @NASA and @ucbssl when it launches in 2024. https://t.co/zpyhY5g6cw pic.twitter.com/nZfHEC2XQ3

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) October 18, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1714756572466024571

The Lab is humming now that we’ve begun the integration and testing phase of our dual ESCAPADE spacecraft! The twin spacecraft will be used to study Mars’ magnetosphere on a scientific mission for @NASA and @ucbssl when it launches in 2024.

Rocket Lab Integrating Twin Spacecraft for Mission to Mars for NASA

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that the two space...

www.businesswire.com

It’s hard to describe the feeling when you touch something that you know is going to another world. https://t.co/bxzC1Af7Ri

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) October 19, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/peter_j_beck/status/1714823631405277456

It’s hard to describe the feeling when you touch something that you know is going to another world.

 

[Flyaway]

We have worked around the clock for weeks to figure out the deeply complex and elusive issue. I am very happy with the corrective measures and we will be back on the pad soon. https://t.co/fl69onzSf4

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) October 26, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/peter_j_beck/status/1717631265283969517

We have worked around the clock for weeks to figure out the deeply complex and elusive issue. I am very happy with the corrective measures and we will be back on the pad soon.

 

[Michel Van]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY0CXlOeWHI


and

Rocket Lab aims to return to flight this year after September launch failure

The company is still investigating the Sept. 19 mishap, which resulted in the loss of a commercial Earth-observing satellite.

www.space.com

 

[Flyaway]

View: https://youtu.be/eCqx3gYJe1Q

 

[Flyaway]

NSF’s interview with Peter Beck:

Electrons Return to Flight, Neutron, and more - With Peter Beck - NSF Live

In this episode of NSF Live, Jack and Sawyer will talk with Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab. Topics will include Rocket Labs' return to flight with Electron, t...

www.youtube.com

 

[Flyaway]

New article on Rocket Lab’s Venus Life Finder mission. Also talks about the current troubles of the other proposed missions to the planet.

VLF has already secured its ride to Venus via Rocket Lab, an upstart commercial launch provider. The exact launch date has yet to be determined—and the mission’s total cost remains undisclosed—but a launch window opens December 30, 2024, and extends into 2025. Rocket Lab is keen to partner with researchers to carry out impactful science missions with a small rocket, small spacecraft and relatively small budgets, says Peter Beck, the company’s founder, president and chief executive officer.

…

In a briefing to VEXAG, Christophe Mandy, Rocket Lab lead system engineer for interplanetary missions, detailed how the probe will experience a five-minute free-fall through Venus’s thick cloud layers and take measurements every two kilometers of its descent until it succumbs to the harsh conditions circa 20 kilometers above the surface. “We’re hoping that by demonstrating that this is possible, it might be able to trigger more interest,” Mandy said.

Talks about proposed follow up missions.

Under the label Morning Star Missions to Venus, Seager and team are looking beyond the first mission, plotting for even more ambitious medium- and long-term objectives, such as a follow-up atmospheric probe that benefits from a parachute and perhaps even a spacecraft to retrieve a sample of Venus’s air for direct analysis back on Earth. “We’re trying to get all our ducks in a row now, but we’re not quite there yet,” she says.

Can a Private Space Mission Pierce Venus's Clouds?

Amid uncertainty over space agencies’ plans for future Venus exploration, enthusiasm for a private-sector mission grows

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Flyaway]

Another step closer to Mars!

Our space systems team installs the engine on one of our twin spacecraft for @NASA and @ucbssl's ESCAPADE mission. A delicate and precise operation but they make it look easy.

📸 @akd_ams pic.twitter.com/QdFfpsFsWC

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) December 22, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1738019123362500718

Another step closer to Mars!

Our space systems team installs the engine on one of our twin spacecraft for @NASA and @ucbssl's ESCAPADE mission. A delicate and precise operation but they make it look easy.

@akd_ams

 

[Flyaway]

Today’s mission including first stage recovery from the sea:

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

It's grabbing time pic.twitter.com/tidicstyoC

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 31, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1752597863388033089

It's grabbing time

 

[Flyaway]

Perfect orbit and all payloads deployed. Stage 1 is just loading on the ship now.

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) January 31, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1752595194623758833

 

[Flyaway]

Nine Rutherford engines launched to space, nine safely back on Earth after a quick swim 🔥 🌊 pic.twitter.com/UcKosZBSW2

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 31, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1752781842393276652

Nine Rutherford engines launched to space, nine safely back on Earth after a quick swim

 

[Michel Van]

RocketLab has now spacecraft Family...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxEMnB9m-uw

 

[Flyaway]

Concrete is flowing fast on the launch mount, a dedicated new pad for Neutron designed to enable rapid turnaround between missions.

Just a 5-minute drive from the pad, the Neutron Integration Facility is under construction. It’s from this facility that completed Neutron rockets will roll out to the pad before taking to the skies. pic.twitter.com/T8CMmnzPEA

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) March 18, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1769841701693358489

Just a 5-minute drive from the pad, the Neutron Integration Facility is under construction. It’s from this facility that completed Neutron rockets will roll out to the pad before taking to the skies.

 

[Forest Green]

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

 

[Michel Van]

some news

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrFpej2K64s

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwYu8_tH8c

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvFIzM9nKUo&t=17s


and

This Electron has been to space and back. Now it's getting ready to go again.

For the first time, a recovered Electron stage has been returned to the production line to undergo final acceptance and qualification testing in preparation for reflight.

Full details:… pic.twitter.com/di1UaEGIks

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) April 10, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1778040450600870080

 

[Michel Van]

what does Rocket Lab for moment ?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uf42jmLX4s

 

[Michel Van]

Archimedes is here:

 

[Flyaway]

According to Rocket Lab's 1Q2024 financial results, Neutron's first flight is now "no earlier than mid-2025."

Isn’t it beautiful!? Say hello to our first complete Archimedes engine.

It’s already out the door of our Engine Development Complex in Long Beach and installed on the test stand in Mississippi at @NASAStennis ready for first hot fire.

📸@akd_ams pic.twitter.com/jlElwtgm6X

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) May 6, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1787590838178254925

Isn’t it beautiful!? Say hello to our first complete Archimedes engine.

It’s already out the door of our Engine Development Complex in Long Beach and installed on the test stand in Mississippi at @NASAStennis ready for first hot fire.

@akd_ams

 

[NMaude]

The Space Bucket has just uploaded a video concerning the Neutron rocket's test campaign:

After a lot of initial development and manufacturing, Rocket Lab is just about ready to conduct some of the first significant testing milestones related to Neutron, their new partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle. This comes as both the physical launch site starts to take shape and the first full Archimedes engine is completed.

At this point, the first static fire is in progress and expected to be conducted soon. The results of that test among other progress will help determine the future timeline of this program and what we can expect in the coming months. If successful, a first and second-stage static fire are some of the next steps. Here I will go more in-depth into Rocket Lab’s Neutron progress, the launch site, new engine, and more.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:37 - The First Archimedes Engine

3:37 - Stage 1 & 2 Construction

 

[Forest Green]

50th launch next week - we’re on track to reach 50 faster than any commercially developed rocket in history. https://t.co/6aCC18cJRs pic.twitter.com/i0sjhGaah8

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) June 13, 2024

View: https://x.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1801055359211065589

 

[Flyaway]

All that glitters *is* Gold…and Blue! 🔵🟡

One of the twin spacecraft we're building for @NASA and @ucbssl's mission to Mars has completed its environmental testing after spending almost two weeks in the TVAC chamber.

Gold is quickly catching up to its twin spacecraft Blue,… pic.twitter.com/gm5laVLYVb

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) June 18, 2024

View: https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1803186414005395910

One of the twin spacecraft we're building for @NASA and @ucbssl's mission to Mars has completed its environmental testing after spending almost two weeks in the TVAC chamber.

Gold is quickly catching up to its twin spacecraft Blue, as the team prepares for flight tank installs.

Next up for the twins: Final integration and testing before they’re shipped off for launch

 

[Michel Van]

Congratulation for 50th launch of Electron on "No time Toulouse" mission.

 

[Michel Van]

Great progress at Stennis. The team is methodically working through more than 300 integrated tests bringing the test stand and Archimedes to life. We are into the big tests now with spin primes (pictured) complete and all the data looking good. pic.twitter.com/pwifgDqSyg

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) July 3, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1808635763195834536

 

[Flyaway]

We’re building twin Mars orbiting satellites for @ucbssl and @NASA 's ESCAPADE mission and one of the two, Gold, has just completed its environmental testing after spending almost two weeks in the TVAC chamber. Both spacecraft have now completed their environmental testing and… pic.twitter.com/gXzSrD6zHs

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) July 3, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1808616419191632379

We’re building twin Mars orbiting satellites for @ucbssl and @NASA 's ESCAPADE mission and one of the two, Gold, has just completed its environmental testing after spending almost two weeks in the TVAC chamber. Both spacecraft have now completed their environmental testing and are moving into final integration and closeout activities before shipping to Cape Canaveral.

 

[Michel Van]

progress on Newton

We’ve been using carbon composite technology in our rockets and spacecraft since we first began launching in 2017. With Neutron’s largest carbon composite pieces quickly coming off the production line, we’re excited to realize the benefits of carbon composite on our largest… pic.twitter.com/IEkW1Yyn2D

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) July 8, 2024

View: https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1810421004981993535

 

[Flyaway]

Neutron’s carbon composite structures are stacking up at our production complexes. The team is making steady progress across the rocket’s fairing panels, propellant tanks, interstage panels, and more. pic.twitter.com/s0MvOeG4xj

— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) July 23, 2024

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1815877679029313795

Neutron’s carbon composite structures are stacking up at our production complexes. The team is making steady progress across the rocket’s fairing panels, propellant tanks, interstage panels, and more.

 

[Michel Van]

progress on Neutron

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAfHf-LZHBM