Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027 - NASASpaceFlight.com

3 days ago by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflight

Rocket Lab has delayed its Neutron launch vehicle once again after carbon fibre manufacturing problems…
Cocodapuf 2 points 2 days ago

Honestly, I'm a little surprised they got as far as they have with carbon fiber - it's not a friendly material.

Sure, it has great strength to weight, but it has so many issues that come with that, it's just a pain in the ass.

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