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Towering about 320 feet tall, the launch vehicle is advertised as lifting as much as 45,000 kilograms (or over 99,000 pounds) to low Earth orbit — double that of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This was the first mission failure for a Falcon 9 rocket in 335 missions since 2016, a record unmatched in the history of space launch vehicles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Most of the funding will go toward the country's space station and a reusable launch vehicle.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Rocket Lab is the only company experimenting with a small reusable booster on its light-class Electron rocket, but officials there are more focused on developing a much larger medium-class partially reusable launch vehicle.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This was the first mission failure for a Falcon 9 rocket in 335 missions since 2016, a record unmatched in the history of space launch vehicles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Most of the funding will go toward the country's space station and a reusable launch vehicle.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Rocket Lab is the only company experimenting with a small reusable booster on its light-class Electron rocket, but officials there are more focused on developing a much larger medium-class partially reusable launch vehicle.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Launch vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20vehicle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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