🔥This engine has been to space and back. This week we proved it could go again. 🔥 We've successfully test fired a recovered Rutherford engine for the first time - a significant technical milestone on our path to make Electron a reusable rocket! Recovered from the There And Back Again mission in May, this refurbished Rutherford completed 200 seconds of engine fire, multiple restarts, and produced full thrust of 21kNs within 1000 milliseconds of ignition. | Rocket Lab

The Rutherford engine raised a few eyebrows when it was first proposed. So what was it like designing, building and launching the world's first 3D printed, electric pump-fed rocket engine? Our founder and CEO Peter Beck shares some of the challenges and successes along the way. | Rocket Lab

For the first time, we’re going to launch a pre-flown 3D printed Rutherford engine. It has already been to space and back. Now it’s going again. Learn more about the next major steps in our Electron reusability program: https://bwnews.pr/3oosOXR | Rocket Lab

Weeks ago we did a little test. Electron is a step closer to becoming a reusable launch vehicle. | Rocket Lab

Gone (rocket) fishing! The recovery team has been conducting drop and capture tests ahead of our first aerial rocket capture attempt this year. Can't wait to pluck Electron from the skies. 🚁🚀 | Rocket Lab