Aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider Rocket Lab has confirmed what many have long suspected: its "Hungry Hippo" Neutron rocket won't be hitting the launchpad until 2026 at the earliest.… ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the ...

The company that pioneered small launch has had a big year. Rocket Lab broke its annual launch record with the Electron booster—17 successful missions this year, and counting—and is close to bringing ...

In the high-stakes world of aerospace development, the difference between a successful orbit and a catastrophic mission failure is often found at the absolute edge of a pressure gauge. Rocket Lab's ...

It's not easy to birth a rocket into this world, not even when you have some previous experience with such things. Take California-based Rocket Lab: on the space exploration market since 2006, it has ...

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) reported its financial Q3 results on Monday evening, and investors were not pleased. As I write this Thursday evening, this rocket stock is down a distressingly unlucky 13%.

One of the first-stage fuel tanks for Rocket Lab's next-generation Neutron rocket failed during pressure testing, SpaceNews reports. Although Rocket Lab is said to be working on a replacement, this ...

WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab has delayed the first launch of its reusable Neutron rocket to 2026, saying it wants to maximize the chances that the flight will be a success. The company disclosed in its ...

My view for the Neutron rocket has been that, depending on the nature of the fuel tank failure, the cost impact would be manageable with timelines shifting to Q4 2026 and potentially even Q1 2027.

Welcome to Edition 8.22 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week concerns the decision by SpaceX founder Elon Musk to take the company public, via IPO, sometime within the next 12 to 18 months.