15 May 2017
Electron rocket gets ready for first flight test
... will use this information to learn and iterate.” Described as a miniature Falcon 9 in design with its nine Rutherford engines, the Electron rocket, including its fuel tanks, is composed of carbon composite materials enabling a strong and lightweight...
17 August 2020
Upgraded Electron rocket will be heading to Venus says Rocket Lab's CEO
... only reached orbit for the first time in January 2018, is now making fast progress with his Rutherford engine. Weighing in at just 35 kilograms, Rocket Lab’s Rutherford engines are the world’s first 3D printed and electric pump-fed...
26 February 2016
SpaceX's Garrett Katzenstein joins Rocket Lab
...company announced the details of the Electron's Rutherford engines. This engine uses pumps that are uniquely powered by battery... than a gas generator, expander, or preburner. The engine is also fabricated largely by 3D printing, via electron beam...
04 September 2020
Rocket Lab secretly launches its first own designed and built satellite
... operations center. The production complex is already home to extensive production lines delivering more than 130 Rutherford engines for the Electron launch vehicle every year, along with guidance and avionics hardware. In addition to expanding...
