The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Rocket Lab’s medium-lift reusable Neutron for the Rocket Cargo mission…Earlier this year, the company announced that its Neutron rocket will land its payloads at sea. To facilitate this, the company is modifying an offshore barge, named “Return on Investment,” to serve as an ocean landing platform for returning missions…Rocket Lab, along with Stoke Space, will now be eligible to bid against established giants like Blue Origin, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance.
Nothing about this is a good idea. I pointed out just one thing that makes it an utterly stupid idea, and you bring up another. Everything about this is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. This is on the level of nuking hurricanes and injecting bleach.