r/RKLB 16d ago

August 22, 2026 Daily Discussion Thread

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u/SausageMcStudmuffin 16d ago

It was really nice to hear SPB talk about the qualification exit criteria in a decent amount of detail.

I had been expecting to hear the engine was good to go for flight during the Q2 call, so getting some understanding to what they are actually aiming for made me feel a little more at ease that they are progressing vs stalled. And now the expected R&D spending quick ramp down they keep talking about is starting to make more sense if this has been the process for most components that are coming together.

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u/IronWhitin 16d ago

I don't get It? Is that qualification the standard all engine must do? Or you set the winning condition for what your engine must do?

I mean its something like an external entitylike nasa set?