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Draft:Rocket Lab Return On Investment

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{{AFC comment|1=A very tricky one: many of the sources appear to be paraphrased (if not directly copied) from a single Rocket Lab press release and do not qualify as independent. The sections that aren't paraphrased (as well as the sources that aren't based on the press release) do not address the subject directly enough for SIGCOV.

Appropriate sources will probably pop-up as Neutron development continues and/or when the platform starts to be used for landings. However, right now it appears that the only coverage of the subject has been Rocket Lab announcing that they acquired it and are planning on using it for landings. MangoMan11 (talk) 05:40, 3 June 2025 (UTC)}}

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{{afc comment|When this is accepted, it needs to be linked to :wikidata:Q132810678 which is the data item for this boat}}

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The Return On Investment is an oceanic rocket landing platform operated by New Zealand-U.S. spaceflight company Rocket Lab for catching the reusable first stage of its Neutron spacelaunch rocket. {{cite news |url= https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Rocket_Lab_Unveils_Return_On_Investment_Ocean_Platform_for_Neutron_Rocket_Landings_999.html |title= Rocket Lab Unveils 'Return On Investment' Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings |publisher= Space Daily |author= Clarence Oxford |date= 28 February 2025 }} {{cite news |url= https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-reaffirms-2025-first-launch-of-neutron/ |title= Rocket Lab reaffirms 2025 first launch of Neutron |author= Jeff Foust |date= 28 February 2025 |publisher= SpaceNews }} {{cite news |url= https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/other-workboats/rocket-lab-usa-unveils-plan-for-rocket-retrieval-barge |title= Rocket Lab USA unveils plan for rocket retrieval barge |publisher= Baird Maritime |date= 28 February 2025 }}

History

The flat-top barge was the Oceanus from Canal Barge Inc. out of New Orleans before being converted to being a rocket landing deck. It was named after the Ancient Greek Titan God Oceanus, the personification of the Oceanus River, upon which the world floats. {{cite news |url= https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250227129978/en/Rocket-Lab-Reveals-Ocean-Platform-for-Neutron-Rocket-Landings-at-Sea |title= Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea |date= 27 February 2025 |agency= Business Wire |id= 20250227129978 }}

Conversion to being Return On Investment rocket landing platform began in 2025 for operations starting in 2026, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport to support the Neutron rocket launches from Rocket Lab's Rocket Launch Complex 3. {{Cite web |url= https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/03/10/precisely-how-bad-is-rocket-labs-neutron-news/ |title= Precisely How Bad Is Rocket Lab's Neutron News? |author= Rich Smith |date= 10 March 2025 |publisher= Motely Fool }}

Specifications

{{cite web |url= https://3dprint.com/316694/return-on-investment-rocket-lab-unveils-sea-based-landing-platform-for-its-3d-printed-rockets/ |title= "Return on Investment": Rocket Lab Unveils Sea-Based Landing Platform for Its 3D Printed Rockets |author= Matt Kremenetsky |date= 3 March 2025 |website= 3D Print |publisher= 3DR Holdings |id= 316694 }} {{cite web |url= https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2025/03/07/rocket-lab-to-retrofit-barge-for-sea-landings/ |title= Rocket Lab To Retrofit Barge For Sea Landings |publisher= Waterways Journal |date= 7 March 2025 }} {{Cite web |url= https://intelligence.marinelink.com/vessels/vessel/oceanus-301640 |publisher= US Maritime Intelligence |title= Oceanus |id= 301640 |accessdate= 1 May 2025 }} {{cite web |url= https://directory.marinelink.com/ships/ship/oceanus-8327 |title= Oceanus |publisher= Maritime Directory |id= 8327 |accessdate= 1 May 2025 }}

  • Type: Deck barge
  • Length: {{convert|400|ft|m}}
  • Width: {{convert|105|ft|m}}
  • Depth: {{convert|25|ft|m}}
  • Maximum draft: {{convert|21|ft|m}}
  • Net tonnage: 2373
  • Gross tonnage: 7913
  • Deadweight tonnage: 17444
  • Built: 2010
  • Stationkeeping thrusters
  • Autonomous ground support equipment for securing rocket to barge

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web |url= https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-reveals-ocean-platform-for-neutron-rocket-landings-at-sea/ |title= Rocket Lab Reveals Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea |date= 27 February 2025 |author= Murielle Baker |publisher= RocketLab }}

External links

  • {{cite web |via= Flickr |id= aHBqjAV96v |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720311279239/ |title= Neutron Development |author= Official Rocket Lab Photos |publisher= RocketLab }}

See also

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