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$RKLB I think it was one the best moves ever to remain strategically vague about the space application business. That way the market is pricing in SpaceX like adoption. As long as they don’t announce anything, there will always be AST like expectations. Quite clever and something I clearly missed when I sold. My own view is that Rocket Lab’s real application will be space based datacenters where they are well positioned, but the market is already pricing in this today even though there is no meaningful path in commercial satcom. Interesting to see how this develops!

The interstage achieved qualification load (approximately 125% of flight load) but ultimately tested to failure. Not part of the plan, but not entirely unexpected either as we validate design margins. This result gives us added conviction to the overall design and hardware for the next one, which is already in the factory. Currently, no expected impact to schedule.

The 1,000th Rutherford engine has rolled off the production line🎉The world's first 3D printed, battery-powered rocket engine is now one of the most manufactured rocket engines on Earth.   Congratulations to the production and development teams behind Rutherford. You make the most complex engineering and manufacturing feats look easy.