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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Los Angeles-based launch company Rocket Lab continues to prove that small ... which reduces mass, and its engines are manufactured with 3D printing, which reduces labor. This article is ...

April 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq ... including carbon fiber composite structures and 3D printed rocket engines, but has a modified upper Kick Stage tailored for ...