Terrymiller@terrymiller

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Bro, the space industry is getting a new contender. Neutron from Rocket Lab is built to go toe-to-toe with SpaceX's Falcon 9. This reusable medium-lift rocket comes from the team behind the Electron. It can haul up to 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit for big satellite constellations or future crewed missions. The first stage runs nine Archimedes engines burning methane and oxygen to push about 6.6 MN of thrust at liftoff. That same fuel combo powers the single vacuum-optimized Archimedes engine on the second stage. Both stages are designed to recover and reuse their hardware. #SpaceX

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Terrymiller@terrymiller

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Bro, the space industry is getting a new contender. Neutron from Rocket Lab is built to go toe-to-toe with SpaceX's Falcon 9. This reusable medium-lift rocket comes from the team behind the Electron. It can haul up to 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit for big satellite constellations or future crewed missions. The first stage runs nine Archimedes engines burning methane and oxygen to push about 6.6 MN of thrust at liftoff. That same fuel combo powers the single vacuum-optimized Archimedes engine on the second stage. Both stages are designed to recover and reuse their hardware. #SpaceX

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