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Such-Echo6002 t1_jdk2bko wrote

Reply to comment by SFerrin_RW in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official

Terran R is a fantasy. Relativity didn’t get to orbit with their first rocket. They have another 3-5 years of learning ahead

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DreamChaserSt t1_jdk5zx6 wrote

Wouldn't a fantasy imply they have nothing to show? Aeon R engines are being built and tested. And not getting to orbit on the first launch is far from a bad thing in spaceflight, very few rockets work the first time. They made it past Max-Q, even past MECO and stage separation, Falcon 1 didn't get that far during its maiden launch.

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FutureMartian97 t1_jdkcr9y wrote

Almost no one has gotten to orbit on their first launch. They even said the mission would be considered a success if they made it to Max Q

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SFerrin_RW t1_jdke4cv wrote

No less fantasy than Neutron. Relativity is running engines for Terran R right now. And Rocket Labs?

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Such-Echo6002 t1_jdkf08e wrote

There’s a difference between a company that has had 33 successful launches to orbit and a company that has had zero successful launches to orbit. Relativity will likely do fine, but they have not proven yet that they can put something into orbit. RocketLab has, ~33 times. There’s something to be said for the learnings that RocketLab has gone through with electron and relativity lacks.

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