{"id":5022,"date":"2025-07-14T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-selects-bollinger-to-support-modification-of-neutron-landing-platform\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:25:49","slug":"rocket-lab-selects-bollinger-to-support-modification-of-neutron-landing-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-selects-bollinger-to-support-modification-of-neutron-landing-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Selects Bollinger to Support Modification of Neutron Landing Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rocket Lab<\/strong>, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned new construction and repair shipbuilder in the United States, to support the build-out of Rocket Lab\u2019s ocean landing platform for its Neutron reusable rocket.<\/p>\n

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Modification and fit-out of Rocket Lab technology to its 400-ft-long landing platform named \u2018Return On Investment\u2019<\/em> has begun and is taking place at Bollinger Shipyards, primarily at its shipyard in Amelia, Louisiana, with delivery of the vessel to Rocket Lab expected in early 2026. Bollinger Shipyards, a premier builder of high-performance vessels, will leverage its extensive experience in marine engineering to complete the Rocket Lab-led design of the rocket-landing platform that includes autonomous ground support equipment, blast shielding for on-deck equipment protection during Neutron landings, and station-keeping thrusters for the platform to hold its position during Neutron return-to-Earth missions at sea.<\/p>\n

Reusability is key to Rocket Lab\u2019s development of Neutron. To meet the increasing demand for regular and reliable launches to space for large single satellites, multi-satellite constellation deployment, and high-assurance national security missions, Rocket Lab expects to quickly scale Neutron and double its launch capacity annually once it enters service \u2013 with \u201cReturn On Investment\u201d integral to that effort. Rocket Lab\u2019s development of recovery infrastructure in Louisiana builds upon the Company\u2019s existing U.S. expansion plans for Neutron\u2019s operations and development, with \u201cReturn On Investment\u201d<\/em> to be operated out of the U.S. East Coast to support timely delivery and return of Neutron rockets to its launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Rocket Lab Vice President \u2013 Neutron, <\/strong>Shaun D\u2019Mello<\/strong>, says: \u201cNeutron\u2019s ability to return to Earth on \u2018Return On Investment\u2019 and launch again and again will be foundational to its success. With Bollinger\u2019s extensive experience in marine engineering and shipbuilding, they have been selected to deliver this critical project. We\u2019re looking forward to working with Bollinger to create the conditions to modernize Louisiana\u2019s shipyard capabilities to meet the demands of the aerospace industry\u2019s cutting-edge capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bollinger Shipyards President and CEO, <\/strong>Ben Bordelon<\/strong>, says: \u201cBollinger is proud to partner with Rocket Lab on a project that showcases both the ingenuity and innovation of American shipbuilding and the future of space flight. At Bollinger, we\u2019ve spent decades building some of the most advanced vessels in the world. We\u2019re honored to have been selected to bring our deep expertise and experience in marine engineering and fabrication to a program that pushes the boundaries of what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned new construction and repair shipbuilder in the United States, to support the build-out of Rocket Lab\u2019s ocean landing platform for its Neutron reusable rocket. Also Explore: Upcoming Launches by Rocket Lab […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,20,36],"class_list":["post-5022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite","tag-thrusters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}