Rocket Lab Installs Massive 90-Ton Carbon Composite Machine in Maryland; Set to Save 150,000 Hours in Neutron Rocket Production

Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine | Rocket Lab

The 90-tonne Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine has been custom-designed and built for Rocket Lab and is expected to save around 150,000 manufacturing hours in the Neutron rocket’s production process.Long Beach, California. August 8, 2024. – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has begun installation of the largest automated fiber placement (AFP) machine of its kind into the Company’s Ne...