infrastructureScore 70/100Watch
Archimedes line currently produces only 1 engine per 8 days; engine test cells run 20 hrs/day as Neutron bottleneck
“This line right now can produce one engine every eight days... we've got two engine test cells out there [Stennis, Mississippi] that runs 20 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's just firing engines all the time.”
Why it matters
Concrete production-rate and test-capacity data points on the Neutron program that investors can track against Neutron's launch cadence targets.
Investment implication
Current Archimedes throughput implies limited initial Neutron launch rate; monitor whether test cell utilization and the new large-format printer close this gap, which is key to RKLB revenue growth assumptions.