The Neutron launch vehicle’s “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing has successfully completed qualification testing and is enroute to Virginia for the vehicle's first launch. Dubbed the Hungry Hippo, Neutron’s fairing halves remain attached to the rocket’s first stage throughout launch and landing back to Earth.
With the design, structure, and operations of Neutron’s fairing now qualified for flight, Hungry Hippo is enroute to Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia ahead of Neutron’s first launch.
