Rocket Lab USA Inc.’s successful test of its Archimedes engine bodes well for the space-launch company’s new Neutron rocket, says Cantor. SpaceX rival Rocket Lab reported a 71% second-quarter ...

Rocket Lab’s launch vehicle for the program will be Neutron, its 13-ton reusable carbon composite medium-lift launch vehicle ...

At the heart of the rocket is a new kind of engine called Archimedes. Using a lot of 3D-printed parts (the housings for the turbo pump and valve, the pre-burner, components of the main chamber ...

The first is the engine -- our Archimedes engine ... ve relied more on outsourced third parties to deliver for the first rocket. And that's really one of the main factors that led to us updating ...

Rocket Lab announced that it completed its first successful hot fire of Neutron’s Archimedes engine when it reported earnings last quarter. Neutron’s first flight is expected sometime in mid-2025.