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Rocket Lab has ‘misrepresented’ Neutron launch readiness, congressional memo says
An internal congressional memo viewed by TechCrunch casts strong doubt on Rocket Lab’s claim that its Neutron rocket will be ready for launch in time to
“In light of public reporting and media pressure, Rocket Lab has escalated their campaign to misrepresent their launch readiness in an effort to gain competitive advantage over incumbents and other new entrants by on-boarding into NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 at the first opportunity in 2024,” the memo, viewed by TechCrunch, says. Beyond the actual rocket testing, much of the timeline depends on completions to the launch pad and other infrastructure at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, which is being built by a state agency, Virginia Commercial Spaceport Authority. On the company’s earnings call, analysts also asked Beck about the RFP, and he pointed to Rocket Lab’s track record of developing launch pads in short timelines.
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