Comments on: Rocket Lab introduces a suborbital version of its Electron rocket for hypersonic flight testing https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-introduces-a-suborbital-version-of-its-electron-rocket-for-hypersonic-flight-testing/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: sippin_bourbon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-introduces-a-suborbital-version-of-its-electron-rocket-for-hypersonic-flight-testing/#comment-1408650 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:45:37 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94352#comment-1408650 Jeff,

The airframe could exist on the payload that is being lifted. I do not think the test is on the lifter in this case, Electron.

This could be an interesting and profitable side gig for RL.

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-introduces-a-suborbital-version-of-its-electron-rocket-for-hypersonic-flight-testing/#comment-1408551 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:20:35 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94352#comment-1408551 To do more than materials test, you need a real airframe.

]]> By: Col Beausabre https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-introduces-a-suborbital-version-of-its-electron-rocket-for-hypersonic-flight-testing/#comment-1408347 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:46:53 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=94352#comment-1408347 Long live capitalistic competition !

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