Rocket Lab's Innovations in Reusing and Reflying Engines for Space Launches.
Rocket Lab plans to reuse a Rutherford rocket engine for the first time in Q3 2022. Virgin Orbit has completed a month-long test series to verify the root cause of the January 9 failure of its LauncherOne rocket. South Korea's KSLV-2 rocket is set to launch on May 24, carrying a technology-demonstration satellite and seven cubesats. Pangea Aerospace is partnering with Tehiru to develop a reusable air-launched rocket capable of carrying 550-kilogram payloads to low-Earth orbit.