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Re:Rocket Lab Unveils Plans for New 8-Ton Class Reusable Rocket by jryle70 on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @04:43AM (#26313540)
They had one mission failure last year that destroyed all payloads:

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/31/rocket-lab-identifies-...

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Re:Rocket Lab Unveils Plans for New 8-Ton Class Reusable Rocket by Gibbon1 on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @12:32PM (#26331677)
Yeah but that was far as I understand a loose connector.

I think my thought is that with conventional turbopumps you're uncomfortably close to fatigue and thermal limits. Where with electric pumps you may much farther way.

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