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Share with friends and circles of friends with wechat scanning QR code < / P > < p > < / P > < p > on March 5, rocket lab, a US space start-up, will build a manufacturing plant and launch site for its neutron rocket on the east coast of Virginia < p > "neutron" rocket is the next generation of reusable rocket in rocket laboratory. The rocket laboratory plans to build and launch the neutron rocket on the east coast of Virginia, adjacent to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and the mid Atlantic Regional spaceport. The company expects that the new facility will bring more than 250 local jobs, and many engineers, technicians and support personnel will work in the new park < p > the rocket laboratory said on personal social media that the neutron rocket would take off, recover and re launch from the launch pad near the 250000 square foot production base. According to the rocket laboratory, the park includes launch control center, mechanized manufacturing plant, neutron rocket and payload vertical integration facilities, and will have 250 employees < p > the 250000 square foot facility will be used for the production, assembly and integration of the neutron rocket, close to its first orbital launch site. The base will be the third major rocket development and production facility of the rocket laboratory. Rocket laboratory is headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, where there is a small factory. The company also has a larger plant in Auckland, New Zealand. The Auckland factory of the rocket laboratory mainly manufactures the company's small "electronic" rocket. At present, the launch site is located on the North Island of New Zealand < p > the "electron" rocket is only the first step for the rocket laboratory to put the rocket into earth orbit. The new generation of "neutron" rocket being developed by the company can send an 8-ton payload to low earth orbit. The neutron rocket, which draws heavily on the experience of the electron, will be the first medium-sized rocket mainly made of carbon fiber composites < p > unlike the "electron" rocket, the "neutron" rocket is designed to be partially reusable and equipped with a reusable Archimedes engine. The rocket laboratory believes that the neutron launch vehicle will be an ideal choice for launching small satellites, and its size is also suitable for supporting other missions such as deep space exploration and human space flight. Although both neutron rocket and SpaceX Falcon 9 are two-stage rockets, their designs are very different. Falcon 9 can launch a 16 ton payload into low earth orbit, twice that of neutron rocket < p > the neutron rocket is about 39.9 meters high and 5 to 7 meters in diameter, more than twice the height of the electron rocket and 4 to 6 times its diameter. The rocket laboratory predicts that the neutron rocket will become a strong competitor to large launch providers including SpaceX. As for the cost of each launch, the company just said, "if the rocket laboratory believes that it is not very competitive in cost compared with any product currently on the market or under development, it will be a meaningless test." At present, the price of each launch of the "electronic" rocket is about US $7 million to US $8 million. SpaceX, the company's biggest potential competitor, costs $50 million to launch a Falcon 9 rocket. But executives said the launch cost of the Falcon 9 rocket was only $28 million, including a reusable booster and fairing < p > the rocket laboratory has received strong support from Virginia, which is one of the main reasons why the rocket laboratory chose Virginia to establish its first "neutron" Rocket Center among all places. As part of the proposal, Virginia "has allocated $30 million to improve the infrastructure and operation and maintenance system of the space port in the mid Atlantic region. The $15 million allocated by the local investment committee is mainly used for on-site repair and building construction to support the manufacturing and launch of neutron rockets," according to rocket laboratory < p > at present, the completion target of the rocket manufacturing plant and launch site has not been finalized. But rocket labs said they "expect to start construction quickly". The neutron rocket, which is expected to be launched as early as 2024, has generated a certain degree of demand. The US space force recently decided to invest US $24 million in the development of the neutron rocket. (Chen Chen) < / P > < p >

2023-03-22 10:04:51