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What Rocket Lab Just Did with Neutron Rocket to Catch up with SpaceX Humiliated Blue Origin... === #alphatech #techalpha #spacex #elonmusk #spacexlive #starship === What Rocket Lab Just Did with Neutron Rocket to Catch up with SpaceX Humiliated Blue Origin... What if a rocket cheaper and more efficient than Falcon 9, and even New Glenn, is about to enter the market? That moment may be closer than you think. Rocket Lab is closing in on Neutron, also known as the “Hungry Hippo”, a powerful medium-lift rocket with a highly unconventional design. Once it enters service, Neutron could shake up the satellite launch market, challenging not just SpaceX and Blue Origin, but the entire industry. So when will Neutron fly for the first time? What does it actually do better than Falcon 9? And why is Falcon 9 still widely seen as being in a league of its own? Let’s break it all down in today’s episode of Alpha Tech. What Rocket Lab Just Did with Neutron Rocket to Catch up with SpaceX Humiliated Blue Origin... Rocket Lab has long been a major player in the small-satellite launch market. Since its debut in 2017, the Electron rocket has racked up an impressive track record, with more than 70 successful launches. Designed specifically for small payloads, Electron quickly captured a large share of the smallsat market thanks to its high reliability, relatively low cost, and an industry-leading launch cadence, with around 20 launches planned this year alone. But as life moves fast, so does the space industry. In recent years, we’ve seen an explosion of larger, more advanced satellite constellations. These satellites are bigger, heavier, and far more complex, demanding rockets with greater lift capability to deploy them quickly and cost-effectively. What Rocket Lab Just Did with Neutron Rocket to Catch up with SpaceX Humiliated Blue Origin... To adapt and scale up, Rocket Lab officially announced the development of Neutron in March 2021. Neutron is a partially reusable medium-lift rocket, capable of delivering up to 13,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. It’s purpose-built for large constellation deployments and heavier payloads. And the goal is clear: Neutron is designed to compete directly with established workhorses like SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which has dominated the market since the 2010s, while also taking on emerging heavy hitters like Blue Origin’s New Glenn. That strategy is now starting to turn into real hardware. The company recently shared an update on X, saying: “Hungry Hippo is on the move! With qualification and acceptance testing complete, Neutron’s fixed reusable fairing and upper module is on its way to LC-3.”