RKLB news
On Monday, October 26, 2026, the r/RKLB community is closely following major hardware transfer operations for the Neutron rocket out of Rocket Lab's Space Structures Complex in Middle River, Maryland. Community trackers and observers highlighted an active FAA NOTAM cleared for a 135--foot crane operation at the facility's lagoon between 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM EDT to load the first Neutron Stage 2 assembly onto a transport barge. Redditors are tracking the barge's roughly 175--mile trip down the Chesapeake Bay toward Launch Complex 3 (LC--3) at Wallops Island, Virginia, where the structure is scheduled to arrive on October 28, 2026, to undergo engine integration and further vehicle testing.