Rocket Lab will build Neutron, a next-generation reusable booster, in Virginia

Rocket Lab will build its next-generation Neutron launcher on Wallops Island, Virginia, at a site adjacent to the company’s coastal U.S. launch pad.

“Its position on the eastern seaboard is the ideal location to support both Neutron’s expected frequent launch cadence and the rocket’s return-to-Earth capability of landing back at its launch site after liftoff,” CEO Peter Beck said in a company announcement on Feb. 28.