I had the pleasure of chatting with Rocket Lab's Founder/CEO/CTO, Peter Beck about their upcoming Neutron rocket, recovering their Electron rocket and the future of Rocket Lab! 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - What is Neutron / Why build it? 04:45 - What is Neutron made out of? 05:40 - Neutron's re-entry 06:55 - Was Electron designed to be reusable? 07:45 - What fuel will Neutron use? 08:35 - What engines will Neutron use? 10:45 - Will Neutron use aerospikes? 14:00 - Electron recovery 14:40 - Electron changes / heatshield 16:55 - Engines surviving reentry 18:45 - When will helicopter recovery be used? 19:55 - How's Electron holding up? 21:05 - Launch from Wallops / AFTS 24:15 - Neutron launching from Wallops only 25:00 - SSO from Wallops / dog-leg maneuver 25:45 - Where will you build Neutron? 29:30 - Have you practiced hovering? 31:50 - Aerodynamic control 32:05 - Expending Neutron 33:15 - Recovering second stage -------------------------- Want to support what I do? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter for access to exclusive livestreams, our discord channel and subreddit! - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Or become a YouTube member for some bonus perks as well! - null The best place for all your space merch needs! null All music is original! Check out my album "Maximum Aerodynamic Pressure" anywhere you listen to music (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc) or click here for easy links - http://everydayastronaut.com/music I'm the cohost of an awesome podcast where we talk all about current technologies and how they shape our future! http://ourludicrousfuture.com/ or here on YouTube null