Aircraft program
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.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Neutron | 2021 / | Reusable two-stage orbital launch vehicle with LEO 13,000 kg payload capacity. |
| Rocket Lab | News |
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