D printed rocket engines reshape launch economics, offering low-cost, high-precision propulsion for the satellite industry.

In August last year, Rocket Lab also successfully flew a rocket with a reused Rutherford engine for the very first time. SpaceX is currently the world leader in reusable rocket technology.

In addition, Rocket Lab has joined the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework ...

with Rocket Lab authorized through flight #8 and six Electrons and up to 100 Rutherford engines (total this year) in production/pre-production at the company’s Huntington Beach, CA, facility.

The nine Rutherford engines on the first stage ignited at ... Just like Electron Flight 10, Rocket Lab was conducting post-mission testing on the rocket’s first stage, which features a number ...

The Electron’s fuel tanks—its Rutherford engine burns kerosene and liquid oxygen—are 40 percent lighter than traditional metal tanks. Rocket Lab will charge a base price of $5.7 million for ...

Rocket Lab has launched its workhorse Electron rocket for the third time in two weeks. The New Zealand-based company successfully launched eight wildfire detection satellites on the "Finding Hot ...

Electron's second-stage Rutherford engine propels the rocket to orbital speeds. | Credit: Rocket Lab The small fleet will join a constellation of thermal infrared imaging spacecraft already in ...