‘We even have water’: Rocket Lab's Peter Beck extends Neutron rocket timeline but says things are on track for 2025 launch

Peter Beck says the wait for outside-sourced one-off structures is largely responsible for delays to the launch of the company's latest rocket. (Image: NZME)

Dileepa Fonseka

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck has extended the timeframe for the launch of the firm’s new rocket by several months but says it will still launch in 2025.“All major hardware and infrastructure items have arrived and been installed and our civil works at the site are practically finished,” Beck said during an earnings call on Friday after the Nasdaq-listed company released its full-year results.“And we even have water.”Rocket Lab increased its year-on-year revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 by 78% from U...

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