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Rocket Lab USA developed the world’s first large-scale launch vehicle with carbon fiber composite materials

The structure of carbon fiber composite material makes Neutron the world's first large-scale launch vehicle of carbon fiber composite material.

Leading launch and space systems company Rocket Lab USA, Inc. revealed new details about the next-generation Neutron (neutron) launch vehicle.

Draw lessons from Rocket Lab`s mature experience in developing Electron (electronic) small launch vehicles-this is the second-most US rocket launched each year since 2019. The advanced 8-ton payload-class Neutron launch vehicle is designed to be a large satellite constellation, Deep space missions and manned spaceflight provide reliable and cost-effective launch services to transform space access.

The world's first carbon fiber composite medium-sized launch vehicle:

Neutron will be the world's first large-scale carbon fiber composite launch vehicle. Previously, Rocket Lab pioneered the use of carbon composite materials for the Electron rocket of orbital rockets. Since 2018, the rocket has been providing frequent and reliable space channels for small government and commercial satellites. Neutron's structure will be composed of a new, specially formulated carbon fiber composite material, which is light in weight and high in strength, able to withstand the huge heat and force during launch and re-entry to the atmosphere, in order to achieve the first stage of frequent re-entry flights. In order to achieve rapid manufacturability, the neutron composite structure will be manufactured using Automatic Fiber Laying (AFP), which can build several meters of carbon rocket shells in minutes.

"Neutron is not a conventional rocket. It is a new type of launch vehicle with reliability, reusability, and cost reduction. It incorporates advanced design from the beginning. Neutron combines the best innovations in the past and combines them with cutting-edge technology Combine with materials to provide rockets for the future," Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Baker said during the event. "It is estimated that more than 80% of the satellites launched in the next ten years are constellations. They have unique deployment requirements, and Neutron is the first problem to be solved specifically. Just like what we did with Electron, we are not from traditional rockets. The design started, but instead focused on the customer`s needs and started working from there. The result is that the rocket size fits the market’s needs and can be launched quickly, frequently and economically."

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