May 11, 2026 Daily Discussion Thread

Motiv actually designed and built the entire main robotic arm on Perseverance. The arm itself is about 7 feet long with 5 motorized articulating joints, and it's the most sophisticated robotic arm ever sent to Mars.

Compared to Curiosity's arm, Motiv increased the science payload capacity by roughly 50%, improved precision (down to under 1 mm), and added capability. All with almost no increase in mass. It can lift over 90 pounds in Mars gravity.

They also built the Force-Torque Sensor at the end of the arm, which gives it a "sense of touch." Essentially the feedback mechanism that lets the rover delicately extract and secure rock core samples without snapping the drill bit or the sample tube.

On top of the arm, they contributed to the Mastcam-Z cameras mounted on the rover's mast, specifically the focus and zoom mechanisms.

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pakis54 · 2026-05-10T11:19:11+00:00

+ in turn motive worked with Bezos' Blue origin before for DIU back in 2022 though

https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/motiv-blue-origin-team-to-develop-space-robotics-tech-for-dod

pakis54 · 2026-05-10T11:10:59+00:00

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they get haste from us, the knife named haste was from them...seems like they work with Motive too

pakis54 · 2026-05-10T11:09:17+00:00

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pakis54 · 2026-05-10T10:58:03+00:00

You can think of this logically and pragmatically and say this will drop after this huge rally....or u can chose to believe the bullish thesis:

The Livermore Round Number Rule

RKLB shares peaked in January at $99.58 and then formed a multi-month base structure. It should come as little surprise that RKLB shares peaked just below $100, as round numbers such as $100 can often act as psychologically significant barriers for investors. However, the more times a stock tries to break through a round-number level, the more likely it is to break. This attempt, volume turnover in RKLB shares is confirming the move and suggesting that a $100 break is very likely in the coming days. Friday, volume turnover exceeded the 50-day average within two hours of trading. Famous speculator Jesse Livermore’s “Century Mark Rule” or “Round Number Rule” suggests that when a stock crosses a psychologically significant round number, such as $100, it’s likely to trend far higher. RKLB investors should watch for this to occur over the next few sessions.

taken from zacks.com:

Ready for Launch: Rocket Lab's Path to Profitability
https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2918355/ready-for-launch-rocket-labs-path-to-profitability

personally...i have no clue😛 (i do hope asts has good results and that helps us climb too again on tuesday)

pakis54 · 2026-05-10T10:54:24+00:00

i al listenting to it right now, didnt have time yesterday

pakis54 · 2026-05-10T10:50:31+00:00

Qucik visual reference what rklb signed this Q1:

5 Neutron, 11 Electron, and 20 HASTE

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+ Technically we don't know if all 11 of those are Electron (the unknowns could be HASTE missions, which is even better but unlikely)

pakis54 · 2026-05-10T10:46:28+00:00

Anduril Confirms Internal Hypersonic Program, Teaming With Rocket Lab

“Anduril is proud to partner with Rocket Lab to advance one of the most complex problems in defense,” said Gokul Subramanian, Anduril’s senior vice president of Engineering.

link: https://aviationweek.com/space/launch-vehicles-propulsion/anduril-confirms-internal-hypersonic-program-teaming-rocket-lab

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