On October 15, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. recorded an Overnight fall of 9.5%, trading at $54.8/share, with turnover of $3.28 million.

The main catalyst was the company’s disclosure that the first launch of its Neutron rocket has been pushed to 2027 after a manufacturing issue affected the forward dome and delayed production.

Management said the company had to build a new forward dome while investigating, identifying, and resolving the issue and implementing mitigations, which pushed the inaugural Neutron launch into next year. The stock had already fallen in after-hours trading following the update. Separately, recent options flow showed a $33.22 million long-dated synthetic bearish position built through buying 2027 $60 puts and selling 2027 $85 calls, while earlier long-dated put activity and a prior CFO share sale also added to cautious sentiment.

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