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I recently interviewed for a technician role at the Long Beach location I’m really interested in. I had an approximately 80-minute panel interview, felt like it went well, and was also given a tour of the facility.

I’ve followed up a couple of times since then. The recruiter originally told me they expected an update by Thursday, but that deadline passed. They later apologized and said they were still finishing interviews and hoped to have an official update by the end of the following week or beginning of the next.

That timeframe has now arrived and I still haven’t heard anything. I’m wondering if I’m genuinely still being considered, or if they have a preferred candidate and are keeping me as a backup while they wait for that person.
For recruiters/hiring managers or anyone who’s experienced something similar: Does it sound like I still have a legitimate chance at getting the job? And would you follow up again at this point?

Engine integration has begun! The first Aeon R engines are now installed on Terran R’s thrust structure.

💪 The thrust structure will house 13 Aeon R engines, each producing 269,000 lbf of sea level thrust for a combined thrust of 3,497,000 lbf at liftoff.
🔥 Each engine has successfully completed acceptance testing before installation on the vehicle.
🌀 Custom ground equipment precisely positions each engine for installation, then will rotate the fully integrated thrust structure into position for mate with stage 1.

One step closer to a fully integrated stage 1!

Stage 2 testing is officially underway at NASA Stennis

The campaign kicked off with successful cryoproof, loading the stage with cryogenic fluids and pressurizing it beyond expected flight loads to validate its structural integrity, followed by COPV manifold proof testing to verify the high-pressure system that will pressurize propellants during flight.

These tests also marked the activation of A2, bringing together the infrastructure, flight hardware, ground and vehicle software, and the integrated team of test, launch, and vehicle engineers.

Next up: hot fire capable assembly work, then back to the stand ahead of stage hot fire testing.