nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/carbon-fibre-force-rocket-lab-delay-neutron-debut Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027
Neutron's first-stage tank has ruptured once under hydrostatic testing and now shown void defects after a manufacturing switch meant to fix that failure. The culprit both times: carbon fibre, a material prized for shaving mass but brutal to cure correctly at scale.
— via NASASpaceFlight.com, Ryan Caton