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> Are there any true competitors for SpaceX? RocketLab (Neutron), Relativity (Terran R), and Blue Origin (New Glenn) are all trying. But none of them are there
by nordsieck 4y ago
> Are there any true competitors for SpaceX?
RocketLab (Neutron), Relativity (Terran R), and Blue Origin (New Glenn) are all trying. But none of them are there yet.
Out of the bunch, RocketLab has the most operational experience. They're also the only company (of the above three) that isn't currently aiming for 2nd stage reuse.
It'll be interesting to see how things shake out.
- mlindner 4y agoFor people reading, just for clarification, but all three of these rockets have shown no hardware publicly of any of the vehicles besides some engine testing. They're all years away from launching, let alone reaching any kind of scale.
- lostlogin 4y agoCould you clarify this? You can watch Rocketlab launches and they have scheduled and completed missions listed on their website. https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/upcoming-missions/ https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/upcoming-missions/
- erikrothoff 4y agoThe launch vehicles listed in the parent comment have never flown. Rocketlab do have a lot of experience launching its smaller vehicle, Electron.
- mlindner 4y agoThe other poster responded, but RocketLab's Neutron rocket has not flown at all nor has any public plans yet to fly. Those are flights of the Electron rocket.