vehicle dossier

Neutron

Current state: unknown — Neutron is tracked as an evolving vehicle with its latest public status recorded below.

Confidence: high (0.90) — Latest cited official material. Last verified 2026-08-15.

Milestones

Next tracked public milestone — planned; target: TBD. Confidence: unknown (0.00) — No firm date is published.

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2026-08-08
milestone
Development continues toward a first launch target.
Confidence: high (0.90) — Official status page or release.
Sources: source:rocketlab-neutron; related articles: article:neutron-2026-window-narrows. Append-only record.
2026-08-09
milestone
A prior report recorded a month-specific September 2026 target.
Confidence: high (0.90) — Official status page or release.
Sources: source:rocketlab-neutron; related articles: article:neutron-2026-window-narrows. Append-only record.
2026-08-11
conflicting
Public reporting and the company filing describe different schedule confidence; no resolution is inferred.
Confidence: high (0.90) — Official status page or release.
Sources: source:rocketlab-neutron, source:spaceflight-now-neutron; related articles: article:neutron-2026-window-narrows. Append-only record.
2026-08-13
corrected
The month-specific launch claim is corrected to an undated 2026 target.
Confidence: high (0.90) — Official status page or release.
Sources: source:rocketlab-neutron; related articles: article:neutron-target-correction. Append-only record.

Rocket Lab — source record official; access public Supports: event:neutron-milestone, event:neutron-target-milestone, event:neutron-conflicting, event:neutron-corrected
Spaceflight Now — source record independent; access public Supports: event:neutron-conflicting

The earlier target was stated too precisely for the cited filing.
~~First launch in September 2026.~~
First launch target remains 2026; month is not confirmed. Supersedes event:neutron-target-milestone