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Rocket Lab interview
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 25 Feb, 2018 21:54
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Hey everyone. I'll be interviewing Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck tomorrow, February 26 at 7:30p EST (00:30 UTC on the 27th).
If you have any proposed questions you'd like me to ask, PM me. I can't guarantee I'll be able to ask everyone's questions, but I'm happy to take suggestions from the community.
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#1
by
vaporcobra
on 26 Feb, 2018 01:30
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Hey everyone. I'll be interviewing Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck tomorrow, February 26 at 7:30p EST (00:30 UTC on the 27th).
If you have any proposed questions you'd like me to ask, PM me. I can't guarantee I'll be able to ask everyone's questions, but I'm happy to take suggestions from the community.
Out of curiosity, do you have questions prepared? I can definitely suggest a few, I just don't want to waste your time with redundancy
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#2
by
SmallKing
on 26 Feb, 2018 14:02
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Launch schedule, especially Moon Express
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#3
by
HMXHMX
on 26 Feb, 2018 14:39
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Will they sell their engines?
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#4
by
HMXHMX
on 26 Feb, 2018 14:40
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And how was their cryo LOX composite tank development experience? Do they use a liner?
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#5
by
Markstark
on 26 Feb, 2018 15:00
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Will they sell their engines?
Second this question
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#6
by
GreenShrike
on 26 Feb, 2018 16:25
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Is the second stage planned to be capable of re-ignition(s)? If not, what's preventing it?
Is the composite tank's material limit reached holding boiling LOX, or would it be able to withstand further sub-cooled propellant?
Any Electron STAs and Rutherford prototypes kicking around that might be combined into a vehicle which perhaps could do some insect-like hopping?
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#7
by
vaporcobra
on 26 Feb, 2018 16:33
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Guys, his OP said that he wanted question proposals to be submitted by PM
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#8
by
Lar
on 26 Feb, 2018 22:29
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What? Doing what a mod says? That's just crazy talk.
Besides this might get better questions. I like several of the ones posed here so far...
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#9
by
vaporcobra
on 26 Feb, 2018 23:02
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What? Doing what a mod says? That's just crazy talk.
Besides this might get better questions. I like several of the ones posed here so far...
Hehehe
It was an odd request, but a request nonetheless. Questions in thread may indeed be more useful
Wellllll, if we're breaking the rules...
1. Status of the boost stage: next test/flight, commercial certification, customer interest, future iterations?
2. Any thoughts on Rocket Lab's activities beyond Electron? (i.e. Falcon 9 began development before Falcon 1 flew its first customer payload) Future iterations of Electron, a larger vehicle (Electron Heavy?), reusability, etc. ?
3. Cadence/manifest/production goals for the rest of 2018? Tentative number of launches? Number of anticipated vehicles to be manufactured?
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#10
by
speedevil
on 26 Feb, 2018 23:12
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I guess this way might reduce duplication.
Electron heavy? (Muon?)
Might numerous small engines, with obvious throtlability and redundancy advantages compete with large ones?
Is recoverability worth it at Electron scale - the smaller size of the first stage rules back in some approaches that don't work for larger rockets.
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#11
by
Lar
on 27 Feb, 2018 04:02
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Was he surprised at the negative backlash from the disco ball, er Humanity Star?
What launch sites might RL expand to beyond Kodiak?
Will there be more fan out reach items like the "I never want to hold again" Tee shirt?
How many committed launch contracts do they have?
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#12
by
Bananas_on_Mars
on 27 Feb, 2018 06:20
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I sent Chris the following questions:
Electron speed at MECO
What propellant does the Curie engine on the 3rd stage use? What specific impulse?
On-orbit lifetime for the kick stage?
What type of batteries they're using?
Commercial Lithium Polymer?
Will they name every rocket?
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#13
by
Lar
on 27 Feb, 2018 15:26
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#14
by
msat
on 03 Mar, 2018 07:11
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Is this interview going to stay in L2 or will there be a public article?
It was an odd request, but a request nonetheless. Questions in thread may indeed be more useful 