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Probably meant the third country with a private sector capability to launch rockets, US and China being the other two.
by darth_avocado 2mo ago
Probably meant the third country with a private sector capability to launch rockets, US and China being the other two.
- a34729t 2mo agoas opposed to New Zealand?
- walrus01 2mo agoRocket Lab is a US company, they would not have been able to build what they did without full ITAR and MTCR compliance.
- onethought 2mo agoMaybe you need to let them know. They were founded in NZ by a NZer, they launch from NZ, their employees are NZers. Calling them a US company is equivalent to saying Google is Irish.
- walrus01 2mo agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18427351 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18427351 Design and manufacturing is in the los angeles region aerospace industry cluster. It's been a US company for the last 13 years. https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-makes-its-defense-prime-debut-with-0-5-billion-contract-to-design-and-build-satellite-constellation-for-space-development-agency/ https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-makes-its-defen...
- postingawayonhn 2mo agoDesign and manufacturing for the rocket part of their business is mainly split between Auckland and Los Angeles. Various sources say they have between 500 and 700 employees in NZ. Earlier this year they acquired a new machining business in Auckland and are expanding capacity at their NZ launch site: https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-establishes-new-precision-machining-complex-expands-manufacturing-footprint-with-acquisition-of-precision-components-ltd/ https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-establishes-new...
- walrus01 2mo agoMy understanding is that they have a rocket body fabrication facility in NZ, where some of their historical institutional carbon fiber fabrication knowledge and stuff is, the engines and avionics and electronics are done in the Los Angeles area.
- lightedman 2mo agoRL incorporated in the USA to gain launch licenses. They've been an American company for over a decade at this point.
- onethought 2mo agoGoogle incorporated in Ireland to gain tax benefits. They’ve been Irish ever since.
- tekla 2mo agoYou should let RocketLab know that they are wrong about themselves
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- alex_duf 2mo agoThere's New Zealand as well with RocketLab
- kilroy123 2mo agoThey're still a US company that just launches from there. Headquartered in California.
- downrightmike 2mo agoJapan just did a successful recapture of their first stage too
- sidcool 2mo agoYes, that's what I meant.
- mr_toad 2mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArianeGroup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArianeGroup