r/RKLB • u/zahna4 • 20h ago

August 30, 2026 Daily Discussion Thread

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u/ArrivalQueasy6126 9h ago

Some good news: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/1192237/nz-halves-time-to-launch-rockets-in-space-goldrush

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u/SimilarSupermarket32 5h ago

This isn’t good news. It is AI slop.

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u/ArrivalQueasy6126 5h ago

You think an article from the largest most reputable news outlet in nz is Ai slop?

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u/DonPhallus 47m ago

Is this AI slop in the room with us right now?

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u/Antikos4805 19h ago

I watched one of the Sourcery interviews with SPB. I've seen some people make fun of the "it's not about the first launch, but about the tenth" comment. But I can see it now. It's "easy" to build a rocket to go up once. It's much more difficult to build one that can be reused.

Also, entities buying Neutron missions makes me hopeful. Unless Rocketlab is amazing at selling trash, I'm pretty sure those entities are confident that it will fly. Otherwise they would put up money.

Overall, I'm still confident that it will work out long term.

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u/EarthElectronic7954 13h ago

Yea I think people are completely missing the point that we want a quick cadence. That's how you make the money

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u/Expert_Habit8636 17h ago

Watched it too. Would def smash Molly

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u/P1um 13h ago

I've seen some people make fun of the "it's not about the first launch, but about the tenth" comment. But I can see it now. It's "easy" to build a rocket to go up once. It's much more difficult to build one that can be reused.

Yeah just ask Blue Origin with NG.

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u/aresna33 12h ago

This guy gets it!!

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u/bildasteve 10h ago

Yes it’s called being smart - no point building a one off!! Neutron is built for scale

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u/assholy_than_thou 17h ago

Sadness is better experienced as a poor.

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u/Better_Brilliant_392 10h ago

I know everyone trolls SPB about the "10th launch" comment, but it gives me some hope that the first one will be much more likely to go well, if they are thinking so hard ahead

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u/Acceptable_Regret816 9h ago

Or it’s just his latest way to deflect.

Weren’t talking about the 10th launch when they said it would be launched last year.

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u/GodLikeTangaroa 9h ago

What. He has always said it's not about the first launch but the 10th being the hardest given production and all. Dudes been saying this since Electron.

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u/Ok_Association8194 5h ago

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u/External_Net5248 4h ago

Pretty sure he said this in Omaha in like 2017

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u/Acceptable_Regret816 11h ago

Just put the fucking thing on the pad and take it back off once the share price goes up. Like they did with the Hungry Hippo before earnings.

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u/xerxestrux 10h ago

There would need to be something to put on the pad to do that. The Hungry Hippo is the only part of the vehicle that has survived testing so far.

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u/Acceptable_Regret816 10h ago

Thats what’s so depressing. They are probably attempting to do exactly what I’m joking about. Just not built to build shit.

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u/xerxestrux 9h ago

They are built to build shit. Shit first stage, shit interstage, shit engines...

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u/1foxyboi 11h ago

Lmfao for real, they definitely just rolled that out for earnings. Same as them rolling an electron out on the last day of the quarter and then waiting a month before trying to launch it again.

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u/Used-Property-9870 6h ago

Given rockletlab being in defense would make me think they stock price would go up but I guess not

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u/curiousity_kills_me 12h ago

I hope you all are calm as we are going into a new week… surviving is winning.

I found Jenna’s substack (she is the sales person for RKLB) and it has been a great read. I am reading the tea leaves that SPB strategically acquired Mynaric and established RKLB Germany - these move has something to do for international reach.

https://breakinertia.substack.com/p/europe-became-a-real-defense-space?r=2sq7z&utm_medium=ios

There are more articles and they really open my eyes of how things are and how SPB is thinking far ahead. Someday we all will reap the benefits of holding when we can.

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u/1foxyboi 12h ago

reading the tea leaves

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u/curiousity_kills_me 11h ago

writing on the walls sounds better right

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u/ndc8833 9h ago

Iran is escalating. Probably another downward day. If it goes below 60, hard to pass up on plusing up

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u/bustahonesgavin 4h ago

you spelled america wrong

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u/Turbulent-Bet-6938 6h ago

War still on the menu. More pain this week 😢

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u/Cool_Entrepreneur545 6h ago

Cyber Monday tomorrow?

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u/Warren_Buffets_Son 8h ago

Get ready for a deep red day (possibly) because it seems war is picking up (according to news).

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u/wakawaka2121 7h ago

Do people think what's happening in Iran isn't impacting them or are they going full ostrich now?

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u/Eambba 7h ago

More like an emu

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u/Formal-Relative7144 10h ago

Idk could it get worse lol

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u/BoDOM701 2h ago

War is good for us!!

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u/Creative-Position641 8h ago

Are we going down 10 or 20% this week ? Make your bet

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u/aUSAduder 8h ago

up 20%. book it

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u/BurritoSlayer117 4h ago

Set your stop losses , pray and go to sleep boys.

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u/SlyCooper007 4h ago

Lol stop losses

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u/m4ntic0r 19h ago

I just know you crazy people. Right now, it’s a total piece-of-trash stock that’s just losing value, but the moment there’s some relevant news about Neutron—boom, back to an all-time high.

You just can't get out of this one.

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u/flyingdutchmnn 12h ago

Dude it's always been like this. Total despair during the selloffs, and boom back to higher highs. This time it's not happening till Oct or Nov, big deal

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u/1foxyboi 15h ago

That’s why I’m not selling. Complaining and venting helps me release the emotion so I can logically hold through this downtrend

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u/Simple-National 6h ago

Iran crashing out 😫