Neutron

Operated by Rocket Labs

The 141-foot-tall (43 meters) Neutron is powered by Rocket Lab's house-built Archimedes engines. It features a reusable first stage designed to land on an ocean barge downrange before refurbishment and relaunch (though Neutron will perform a soft ocean splashdown rather than an actual landing on its first launch). The rocket is designed to deliver up to 28,700 pounds (13,000 kilograms) to low Earth orbit, positioning Neutron to compete with SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

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