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In October 2023 we completed cryogenic testing for a Neutron 2nd stage. This crucial test involved filling the tank with liquid nitrogen & pressurizing it to expected flight pressures, then pushing it all the way to failure to test extreme tolerances. As part of structural testing we push our tanks to Maximum Expected Operating Pressure (MEOP)...and far beyond.

Electron is already the world's most frequently launched small rocket annually. Now we're making it the world's first reusable orbital small rocket too. As a small rocket, Electron doesn't have the mass margins of larger reusable rockets, so propulsive landing is off the cards. Instead, we equip Electron's first stage with a parachute to slow its descent from space back to Earth, where it splashes down in the ocean for collection by marine vessel and transport back to our production complex for refurbishment, ready for the next flight.

On Monday, June 12 at 2135 UTC Varda Space's Winnebago-1 was launched into Low Earth Orbit. One down, three more to go! The team is hard at work on our 2nd spacecraft for the next space factory mission. From tech demos, Moon missions, and now in-space manufacturing: our spacecraft are enabling innovation in space.

Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after successfully launching on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket on 8 May 2023.

Rocket Lab is a premier supplier of flight-proven satellites, subsystems and spacecraft components. The company’s extensive line of small and medium class spacecraft platforms support a wide range of mission profiles for the commercial, civil and defense markets. #MoreThanJustRocketsInThisLab

Congratulations to the tenacious teams at @advspace @TerranOrbital @NASAAmes. Five months after lifting off from LC-1 on Electron, CAPSTONE has arrived at the Moon. A big day for this small spacecraft.

Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.

Hear from some of the Rocket Lab team on what life is like working for a leading provider of launch and space systems.