Comments on: Rocket Lab experiences a tank failure during Neutron pressure test https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-experiences-a-tank-failure-during-neutron-pressure-test/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:07:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nate P https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-experiences-a-tank-failure-during-neutron-pressure-test/#comment-1627884 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:07:20 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=120939#comment-1627884 Composites have been in extensive use in aviation and space for many years. They are not intrinsically an issue.

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-experiences-a-tank-failure-during-neutron-pressure-test/#comment-1627864 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:22:22 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=120939#comment-1627864 I just don’t trust composites.

Beal was going to use carbon fiber too, right?
I don’t think high test peroxide likes that taste.

]]> By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-experiences-a-tank-failure-during-neutron-pressure-test/#comment-1627800 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:24:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=120939#comment-1627800 As the saying goes, “that’s why we test.” Rocket Lab’s record of recovering from anomalies is a lot closer to that of SpaceX than it is to, say, ULA or Boeing. This will almost certainly delay Neutron’s maiden flight test, but probably not by more than a couple of months.

]]> By: Chris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-lab-experiences-a-tank-failure-during-neutron-pressure-test/#comment-1627782 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:28:25 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=120939#comment-1627782 Wasn’t this very similar to a Chinese rendering?

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