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Neutron is Rocket Lab’s reusable medium-lift rocket designed to launch large payloads into space. It uses nine Archimedes engines on its first stage and one vacuum engine on its second, burning methane and oxygen. It can carry up to 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit.

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Johnny Fiction4 days ago

James Bond - You Only Live Twice (1967)

Justin Cartwright4 days ago

Could carry*

Galactic Gift.Shop T-shirts that bang3 days ago

Like the launch set more,, Smart , locking gases might help the thrust

Fp Pro3 days ago

In a few months it'll be obsolete.

KiwiThinker4 days ago

An exciting rocket if they can keep the mass-to-orbit cost down. It's such a pity it doesn't have a reusable second stage as well. I know this follows the same partial-reuse path as Falcon 9, just with the fairings staying attached to the booster. With a clean-sheet design I was hoping they'd push further into full reuse like Starship and Nova, rather than stick with an expendable upper stage.

john toher3 days ago

Moonraker Rocket ?

AerospaceNeuron4 days ago

Why can't American land on the Moon?

Thomas Twain4 days ago

Pardon me, but what does Rocket Lab call it when Neutron shoots its load? Asking for the 12-year-old boy in me. 🚀😂

Hannah Warling4 days ago

Love it!!

Marco Kelly4 days ago

the hungry hippo fairing on this thing gets me every time, it's such a cool design. really hoping the first real launch goes smooth

Starcap3 days ago

Reusable medium-lift has been a one-horse race for years. Neutron is the first credible challenger to Falcon 9, and customers are booking it before it has flown. A second reusable rocket changes the whole market.

GH HILL3 days ago

Did Neutron grind off the SpaceX serial numbers?

Black Beard3 days ago

More hype on the fairing than the part that gets it to space . Fly the ROCKET !

Yuval4 days ago

Ummmm....one thing - it's all on paper for now.

Owow3 days ago

Why I gotta watch this retarded low iq vids

Thomas Shaffer4 days ago

the hungry hippo fairing opening in that clip never gets old. a fairing that comes home still attached is such a clean call

Tm Neimi4 days ago

Cool! Keep pushing forward!

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