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Weird size difference?

In the video update, Peter Beck said that Neutron was 7 meters diameter at the base and got continually smaller closer to the top. Rocket Lab's website however, shows more of a bulge shape and says that it's 7 meter diameter both at the base and the fairing. Does anyone know how wide the fairing actually is? SqueakSquawk4 (talk) 13:45, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Beck stated that the fairing was 5 metres in diameter. 7 metres on the website seems to be a mistake. [osunpokeh/talk/contributions] 05:16, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

5 meter is the inner diameter of the fairing. Sidebart (talk) 13:01, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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What engines will it use, can we unhide the stages info in the infobox

Have RL said anything about the engines they'll use ? ... OK, the collapsed/hidden "stages info" in the infobox says 7+1 Archimedes enegines- (no ref) - Can't see how to unhide the stages info by default. - Rod57 (talk) 11:20, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

leo to space

rocket lab advertise the Leo as 13t for the barge recovery were as 8 is return to pad so idk what should be noted. 119.224.6.244 (talk) 19:37, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Barge "Return On Investment" draft article

The barge's draft article is at DRAFT: Rocket Lab Return On Investment -- 65.93.183.181 (talk) 22:14, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 15 July 2025

It has been proposed in this section that Rocket Lab Neutron be renamed and moved to Neutron (rocket)Neutron (rocket).

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Rocket Lab Neutron → Neutron (rocket)Neutron (rocket) – I can't find evidence that "Rocket Lab Neutron" is used as the name of this rocket. Instead, it seems to be called simply "Neutron". While the current name is not ambiguous, it's therefore not a likely search-term and not in keeping with Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry/Naming conventions. See also Talk:Curie (rocket engine)#Requested move 13 August 2020 for another set of their products. This is not my usual topic-area, so I'm RM rather than bold action to see if there is something I'm missing. DMacks (talk) 00:39, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Likewise:

Didn't notice the set at first, but they should obviously be kept self-consistent and my rationale equally applies to all of them. DMacks (talk) 00:42, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose WP:NATURALDAB This is a commercial product, like other commercial products, can easily be disambiguated naturally by the manufacturer name. The rocket is closely related to the company. The two are almost never found without each other in reliable sources, there is no use of "Neutron" or "Electron" without "Rocket Lab" in close association. In RS, you can find "Rocket Lab Neutron" though more commonly it appears as "Rocket Lab's Neutron". That shows that the topic is not separately known independently of the company. And Photon is not a rocket. -- In this matter, it is clearly different from the F1 rocket engine or Saturn V, where a manufacturer is almost never mentioned. -- 65.93.183.181 (talk) 03:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I spot-checked the cited refs (again, a different set than I had previously), and I stand by my position that they do not generally write it with the company name in this style phrasing. It's only written that way when the source wants to emphasize the company as the producer, not as the general name of this thing itself. Whatever Photon is, it's the same situation...I'm obviously not wedded to "(rocket)" if that's not the correct word (the guideline I cited is flexible about that). DMacks (talk) 03:54, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I pinged Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight, since WikiProject Rocketry seems fairly inactive. DMacks (talk) 00:56, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - By default we follow WP:Naming conventions (aircraft) unless there's a good reason to deviate from it. (— 𝐬𝐝𝐒𝐝𝐬 — - talk) 09:57, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Does that guideline agree with Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocketry/Naming conventions? DMacks (talk) 13:14, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose [Manufacturer]-[Name] seems to be the standard and is reflected in WP:NCAIRCRAFT. I am puzzled by the italics in the name. We don't do that for Boeing 787 Dreamliner so I think it should be removed from this one too. Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 15:56, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concur, and done. As for the question about the convention used by WikiProject Rocketry, that works because the systems they cover largely have military 'designations' whereas space launch systems by and large do not. (— 𝐬𝐝𝐒𝐝𝐬 — - talk) 19:00, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]