Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) Announces Successful Qualification Testing for its Hungry Hippo [Yahoo! Finance]
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)
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Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) announced that its Neutron launch vehicle's innovative “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing successfully passed the qualification testing. ?Neutron is Rocket Lab Corporation's (NASDAQ:RKLB) largest carbon composite rocket, which has the capacity to lift up to 13,000 kg. The rocket is planned to make its first flight in 2026 and represents one of the fastest developments of a commercial rocket. “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing is a fairing design for Neutron, which remains attached to the rocket's first stage throughout launch and landing, enabling it to be reused. Management noted the qualification testing included several tests, including but not limited to withstanding 275,000 pounds of force, quick opening and closing of fairing halves within 1.5 seconds, and integrated flight systems such as software and control hardware under realistic conditions. That said, Rocket Lab Corporation's (NASDAQ:RKLB) now awaits the arrival of Hungry Hippo in Virginia, where the
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