There was a bit of online drama this weekend as some random Twitter user started making unsubstantiated claims about Rocket Lab’s Archimedes development. This is pretty typical of the silly tribalism that defines the space community on Twitter these days but Peter Beck and crew silenced it almost immediately by dropping a long awaited Archimedes video.

Which also led to this informative exchange (for you engine nerds out there):

So, bottom line, engine testing is proceeding well. In fact, I think people are overlooking Rocket Lab’s impressive ability to rapidly iterate here. This highlights comments Beck made earlier about Rocket Lab’s investment in building out mature manufacturing capabilities for Archimedes at the start of its development. That is clearly already paying off.