Enlarge / Super Heavy ascends on a pillar of flame. (credit: SpaceX)
Welcome to Edition 5.34 of the Rocket Report! Wow, what a half year it has been for launch. In the last six months, we have seen the two most powerful rockets ever take flight, the Space Launch System and Starship. What a time for the industry and enthusiasts—the future looks so bright!
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Rocket Lab will reuse a first stage engine. Rocket Lab said Wednesday it plans to refly a Rutherford rocket engine for the first time in the third quarter of this year. The 3D-printed engine, previously flown on the ‘There and Back Again’ mission launched in May 2022, has undergone extensive qualification and acceptance testing to certify it for re-flight. This includes multiple full mission-duration hot fires where the pre-flown engine performed as if it were a newly built one.
Source : https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/rocket-report-starship-ruds-on-the-way-to-space-rocket-lab-to-reuse-engine/
