Rocket Lab has pushed the first launch of its Neutron rocket to no earlier than 2027 after carbon fibre manufacturing defects were found in the vehicle’s first-stage propellant tank, the latest in a series of delays for the medium-lift program.

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    22 days ago

    Back home the escalators are broken and Congress can’t pass a budget, yet a rocket slips to 2027 over a bad tank. Comedy writes itself.