Pre-Flown Rutherford Engine to be Launched by Rocket Lab
A pre-flown Rutherford engine will be used by Rocket Lab on an upcoming Electron launch, the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket.
“Reusability for small rockets is immensely challenging as they simply don’t have the fuel margins that larger rockets have to enable propulsive landing."
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck.
The…
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