Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine Underway

Automated Fiber Placement AFP Machine Custom-Designed and Built for Rocket Lab

Installation of the largest automated fiber placement (AFP) machine of its kind is underway at the Rocket Lab Neutron rocket production line in Middle River, MD. The AFP machine will enable the company to automate production of the largest carbon composite rocket structures in history.

"It’s an innovative machine producing a next-generation rocket from o…