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First Hot Fire of Archimedes Engine Conducted

Will Power Rocket Lab's Neutron Rocket

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Tom Patton
Aug 14, 2024
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The Archimedes rocket engine has been hot fired for the first time by Rocket Lab, the company announced, marking a critical technical milestone toward the first launch of the company’s new medium-lift rocket, Neutron.

"Hot firing Archimedes is a major development milestone for Neutron and our team has done it on an accelerated timeline."
Peter Beck, Rock…

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