A 400 x 105 foot deck barge secured from Canal Barge Company is set to have a new role, deployed off the U.S. East Coast as an ocean landing platform for rockets
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A 400 x 105 foot deck barge secured from Canal Barge Company is set to have a new role, deployed off the U.S. East Coast as an ocean landing platform for rockets returning to Earth.
Long Beach, Calif.- headquartered Rocket Lab USA Inc. says that, as the Return on Investment the 400 x 105 foot Canal Barge Company barge Oceanus will be customized to enable landings at sea for its reusable Neutron rocket.
Modifications will include autonomous ground support equipment to capture and secure the landed Neutron, blast shielding to protect equipment during Neutron landings, and station-keeping thrusters for precise positioning.
Construction of Return On Investment will take place throughout 2025, with expectations of being ready to enter service in 2026.
Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket is a reusable carbon composite medium-lift launch vehicle being developed to meet the demand for single and multi-satellite constellation deployment, high assurance national security missions, and cargo to
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