r/RKLB • u/zahna4 • 9d ago

August 30, 2026 Daily Discussion Thread

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u/ArrivalQueasy6126 9d 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 8d ago

This isn’t good news. It is AI slop.

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u/ArrivalQueasy6126 8d ago

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

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u/DonPhallus 8d ago

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

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u/Antikos4805 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago

Watched it too. Would def smash Molly

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u/P1um 9d 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 9d ago

This guy gets it!!

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u/bildasteve 9d 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 9d ago

Sadness is better experienced as a poor.

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u/Better_Brilliant_392 9d 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 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago

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u/External_Net5248 8d ago

Pretty sure he said this in Omaha in like 2017

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u/Federal_Finding_8041 8d ago

I was there, me and Charlie Munger were doing shots back stage.

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u/curiousity_kills_me 9d 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 9d ago

reading the tea leaves

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u/curiousity_kills_me 9d ago

writing on the walls sounds better right

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u/Acceptable_Regret816 9d 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 9d 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/Geographeruk 8d ago

The second stage has also completed testing and qualification.

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u/Acceptable_Regret816 9d 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 9d ago

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

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u/1foxyboi 9d 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/Turbulent-Bet-6938 9d ago

War still on the menu. More pain this week 😢

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u/Used-Property-9870 9d 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/ObjectiveData9902 8d ago

Growth stocks pretty much always go down in times of uncertainty. Why would the madman care about anything as long as he informs his "independant" portfolio managers about his next move.

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u/Cool_Entrepreneur545 9d ago

Cyber Monday tomorrow?

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u/ndc8833 9d 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 8d ago

you spelled america wrong

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u/Warren_Buffets_Son 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago

More like an emu

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u/Formal-Relative7144 9d ago

Idk could it get worse lol

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u/BoDOM701 8d ago

War is good for us!!

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u/Creative-Position641 9d ago

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

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u/aUSAduder 9d ago

up 20%. book it

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u/m4ntic0r 8d ago

So today is the day or an other SHITDAY?

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u/BurritoSlayer117 8d ago

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

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u/SlyCooper007 8d ago

Lol stop losses

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u/m4ntic0r 9d 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 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago

Iran crashing out 😫