Sources say an incident occurred during the test of DBASPACE's rocket stage, likely an explosion, their progress is not good.
Landspace has filed for an IPO, aiming to raise 7.5 billion yuan.
Despite this CCTV broadcasted a segment about Nebula 1 on December 31st (I've started to see rumors in the night of 30th to 31st, the test stand south of Jinan looked fine on Dec 29th on Copernicus/Sentinel)
-They are currently conducting joint testing of the propulsion system and electrical system
-30m Long, 2t payload
-Will be shipped to Haiyang Oriental spaceport in early January, the orbital launch and recovery attempt is planned after the Spring festival.
Rocket Lab was founded in NZ, operate mostly (including R & D) in NZ and the launch complex in NZ (Mahia)
It is true that the US is the biggest buyer and is incorporated in the United States and headquartered in Long Beach, California
Even though it’s legally a U.S. company now (for regulatory and defence‑contract reasons), the foundational identity is unmistakably New Zealand. Rocket Lab is absolutely a Kiwi company in spirit, culture, origin, and operational DNA
The entire propulsion system of Electron was made in California, no rutherford engine was ever made in NZ, it couldn't exist without american technology transfer, engineers and market & investment. It is becoming increasingly american with the growth of the satellite section and the development of Neutron, it is effectively american in all the way that matter through its participation in military Hypersonic research and
. Saying that it is Kiwi is basically a technicality, it only serves american interests.
