Rocket Lab opens Launch Complex 3 for Neutron
Posted: Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 10:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
Rocket Lab took a step closer to the first launch of its Neutron rocket by opening the vehicle’s launch site. A ceremony Thursday formally inaugurated Launch Complex 3, the pad the company built at Wallops Island, Virginia, to host Neutron. The pad features a launch stand, in place of a tower or strongback, a design the company said is intended to minimize refurbishment between launches. The completion of the pad is a step towards the first Neutron launch, with Rocket Lab executives holding to a “green-light schedule” that would allow that launch to take place before the end of the year, provided everything goes as planned.
Rocket Lab took a step closer to the first launch of its Neutron rocket by opening the vehicle’s launch site. A ceremony Thursday formally inaugurated Launch Complex 3, the pad the company built at Wallops Island, Virginia, to host Neutron. The pad features a launch stand, in place of a tower or strongback, a design the company said is intended to minimize refurbishment between launches. The completion of the pad is a step towards the first Neutron launch, with Rocket Lab executives holding to a “green-light schedule” that would allow that launch to take place before the end of the year, provided everything goes as planned.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Wednesday, July 22
MDA Space UK Selected by OHB to Provide Advanced Lunar Landing Sensors for European Space Agency’s Argonaut Mission
MDA — 4:27 am ET (0827 GMT) ESA seeks novel concepts for a fast asteroid reconnaissance mission
ESA — 4:27 am ET (0827 GMT) Poland joins mission to free Europe from Starlink dependence
TVP World — 4:26 am ET (0826 GMT) Western Range supports its 50th Launch of the year
US Space Force — 4:24 am ET (0824 GMT) SpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Restrictions Lift
Bloomberg News — 4:22 am ET (0822 GMT) |
