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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


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