Rocket Lab Opens Archimedes Engine Test Stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a leading launch and space systems company, today kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASAs historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a leading launch and space systems company, today kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASAs historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
- The Archimedes Test Complex will be home to engine testing for the 165,000 lbf engines to be used on Rocket Labs reusable Neutron rocket.
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The Archimedes Test Complex is located across a 1 million square foot area at the Stennis Space Centers A Test Complex and includes use and development of existing infrastructure of the A-3 Test Stand to develop and test Neutrons Archimedes engines. - Stennis Space Center Director: We are pleased that Rocket Lab selected Stennis Space Center for development of its new test complex, Stennis Space Center Director Rick Gilbrech said.