AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
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| Lift type | Launch vehicle | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
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| Engine type | Rocket | ||
| Application | Experimental | ||
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Reusable medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle featuring nine Archimedes engines for first stage, one for second stage, and “Hungry Hippo” fairing meaning there is no separation between stages, instead the fairing opens like a clamshell to deploy the second stage from within the first stage and then closes for atmospheric reentry back to Earth. In development.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Rocket Lab Neutron | 2021 / | Reusable two-stage orbital launch vehicle with LEO 13,000 kg payload capacity. |
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