>>12554713Cool to see a video on an emerging rocket company. The Alpha is pretty much just another rocket at this point, and though I'd love to see it succeed, I wonder what the long-term viability of it is. For their sake, I hope they can pull off a success with this launch or soon, because between RL flying now and Astra and Virgin flying soon, it's already getting crowded and more competitors are on the way.
The Beta as currently presented would've been a good competitor to SpaceX and ULA a few years ago for medium-size satellites, but not really now. Also, its design has been constantly changing (from a three-core Alpha to a single-stick with AJR engines to a single-stick with in-house engines), so it seems pretty early in development. I'm pessimistic about it flying.
I knew they were already diversifying into other space systems, but the plans you showed look cool. Hope that works out for them.
