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Peter Beck's Neutron Rocket Could Slip to 2027. Here's How Much the Delay Actually Matters.

Neutron could transform Rocket Lab's business -- but Rocket Lab has to launch it first.

Peter Beck's Neutron Rocket Could Slip to 2027. Here's How Much the Delay Actually Matters.

Published September 4, 2026 · Category: Finance

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In the summer of 2025, I took a little road trip -- all the way out to the Virginia coast. There I witnessed firsthand the grand opening of Rocket Lab's (NASDAQ: RKLB) newest and grandest piece of infrastructure, a towering launch pad from which the first Neutron rocket would (I was assured) make its inaugural voyage in just a few short months.

It's been a year since I made that trip. Neutron still hasn't launched.

Image source: Rocket Lab.

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