There are nine methane-fueled engines, a gas-generator engine cycle, and landing legs that signal a future path toward reuse of the first stage. It could carry up to 12.5 metric tons to low-Earth orbit. If all goes well, Kolias said, the company could be ready to launch by 2032.

Sounds like a reliable design. Looking forward to it!

Orbital launch sites work better near the equator. Perhaps a deal with Mexico would help.

Wellll if you're going to a more polar orbit, launching from a higher latitude means you don't have to burn off as much of the Earth's rotation. If you could launch 1000kg to SSO from Kodiak, that would be about 980kg from Vandenberg.

Russia manages, so can we.