Rocket Lab stock whipsaws on Neutron tank rupture; what RKLB investors watch next
New York, Jan 22, 2026, 17:36 EST — After-hours Shares of Rocket Lab Corporation closed Thursday up 0.2%, finishing at $87.98. The stock saw a wide range, swinging between $81.35 and $89.40, as investors digested a test failure on the company’s next-gen Neutron rocket alongside new details about an Electron launch. (StockAnalysis) This move is crucial as Neutron represents Rocket Lab’s push beyond just small-satellite launches into heftier missions. The stakes rise sharply here, with bigger payoffs but tighter deadlines that don’t tolerate delays. Any delay would force Rocket Lab to rely even more heavily on its smaller Electron rocket