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

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) announced that its Neutron rocket's Stage 1 tank ruptured during a hydrostatic pressure trial.

One of the first-stage fuel tanks for Rocket Lab's next-generation Neutron rocket failed during pressure testing, SpaceNews ...

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 ...

Quick Read Rocket Lab (RKLB) had a Stage 1 tank rupture during Neutron qualification testing. The stock fell 5.5% in morning ...

During a scheduled qualification trial on Tuesday evening, Neutron's Stage 1 tank experienced a structural rupture. A rupture ...

Rocket Lab completes its first 2026 launch, deploying two satellites for Open Cosmos. Electron rocket proves reliable and ...

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 ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced an update ...