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Rocket Lab to Take Next Major Step Toward Electron Reusability by Launching Pre-Flown Engine

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it is taking the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket by launching a pre-flown Rutherford engine.

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  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it is taking the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket by launching a pre-flown Rutherford engine.
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    A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle lifts off from Launch Complex 1 before the first stage comes back to Earth for an ocean landing and recovery as part of Rocket Lab's reusability program.
  • As a result, Rocket Lab is moving forward with marine operations as the primary method of recovering Electron for re-flight.
  • “Electron is already an established workhorse rocket that has been delivering frequent and reliable access to orbit for more than five years.