Rocket Lab faces a setback after the Neutron rocket tank ruptured during key tests, casting doubt on its 2026 launch.

Neutron is a class heavier than Rocket Lab's Electron rocket workhorse, which has seen a steady and consistent increase in ...

One of the first-stage fuel tanks for Rocket Lab's next-generation Neutron rocket failed during pressure testing, SpaceNews ...

A tank built for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket was damaged during qualification testing, threatening to further delay the vehicle’s first flight.

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) inspectors frequently find immersion suit defects caused by adhesivef ailures between the main zipper and the suit body. These failures, illustrated in the images, compromise ...

When a vessel goes down, a hydrostatic release unit decides whether its life rafts reach the surface or disappear with the hull. This explains the rigging, weak links, and pressure activated cutting ...

SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its Starship rocket booster in South Texas on Thursday to begin testing, and just a few hours later, something inside it exploded. Unlike the more ...

SpaceX rolled out the next generation of Starship to Masseys for testing, but during a routine gas system pressure test as SpaceX calls it, the Liquid Oxygen Tank ruptured. This leaves SpaceX with no ...

A damage assessment is underway at the Firefly Aerospace rocket facility in Briggs after an explosion at a test stand. ‘Second Amendment auditors’ walking Florida roads with AR-15 and body armor ...

This study presents a comprehensive computational and experimental investigation of thread fatigue behavior in ultra-high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels. A high-fidelity finite element model, ...