Rocket Lab ships Neutron Stage 2 and the thrust module toward Wallops

Rocket Lab said it had sent Neutron's Stage 2 and thrust module from the factory onto a barge for Chesapeake Bay transport to Launch Complex 3 at Wallops. The company said the thrust module will go onto the launch mount for fluid tests and interface checks, and that Stage 2 is going to the pad for fluid tests and installation of its Archimedes vacuum engine. The first launch remains expected in 2027. The Motley Fool quoted an X post dated Oct. 27; The Space Tap described the same shipment as Monday and listed the post as Oct. 26. The X page itself was not opened.