Rocket Lab (RKLB) reports Neutron Stage 1 tank test rupture but says development continues; plus a successful Electron launch.

A tank built for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket was damaged during qualification testing, threatening to further delay the vehicle’s first flight.

In recent days Rocket Lab reported that a Stage 1 tank for its Neutron rocket ruptured during hydrostatic pressure testing, even as its Electron vehicle completed its first mission of 2026 and ...

Launch vehicle due to make maiden flight this year, company promises update in February earnings call Rocket Lab suffered a setback after a Neutron Stage 1 tank ruptured overnight while the company ...

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Rocket Lab last month said it shipped the18-ft.-dia. fairing, which opens and closes like a clamshell, to Neutron’s launch site at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced an ...