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Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck on reshaping the space economy at Disrupt 2024
The future of the space industry may look a lot like its past, or so believes Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San…
Launch contracts are “basically worthless” until a rocket is proven and flying, Rocket Lab CEO says
Rocket Lab is waiting until Neutron is more technically mature before signing launch contracts with customers, CEO Peter Beck told investors on Wednesday. The statements provided an inside look on…
Electron will likely return to the skies before the year is out, Rocket Lab says
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket will likely return to flight before the year is out, though work remains before missions can resume, according to a new statement released Wednesday. Rocket Lab…
Rocket Lab aiming to advance Electron reusability with tonight’s launch
Rocket Lab has made improvements to the first stage of the Electron rocket to make it more resilient to ocean water, upgrades that will be put to the test with…
Watch Rocket Lab launch Electron from US soil for the first time
After multiple delays due to inclement weather and high winds, Rocket Lab is poised to launch its first mission from Virginia today, with a two-hour launch window opening at 6…
We’re going to have to wait a little longer for Rocket Lab’s American debut. The company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, was due to launch a trio of satellites…
In this issue: A first for NASA’s Artemis program… and Japanese firm ispace; news from Quantum Space, and more.
Watch Rocket Lab attempt a mid-air Electron rocket booster recovery live
Update: After a nominal launch and payload deployment, Rocket Lab was unable to attempt a mid-air catch with the helicopter. Instead, the company will recover the booster from the ocean when…
Rocket Lab will attempt to catch an Electron rocket booster with a helicopter again
Rocket Lab is gearing up for a second attempt to catch a rocket booster mid-air using a helicopter, a technique the company is hoping to perfect after a partially successful…
Astrix Astronautics’ Fia Jones on wooing Peter Beck to launch her startup
Astrix has figured out how to use inflation to deploy a very large surface area from a compact volume, which allows for ease of access to power in isolated spaces.
When fundraising, New Zealand startup founders should play the ‘Kiwi card’
We spoke to two founders and two investors to nail down the top tips for New Zealand founders looking to put their mark on the markets.
How Rocket Lab questions the fundamentals of building both rockets and launch companies
“You’ve got to help create this environment that ultimately you want to participate and thrive in.”
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Rocket Lab reimagines rocket design with its Neutron launch vehicle
Rocket Lab finally pulled the cover off its Neutron rocket, a medium-lift vehicle that CEO Peter Beck calls “a rocket of 2050,” as the company looks to take a greater share of the launch market currently dominated by SpaceX. This is the first major update on the project from the…
Rocket Lab aims to catch Electron rocket booster mid-air with a helicopter next year
Fresh on the heels of Rocket Lab’s third successful booster recovery, CEO Peter Beck said the next step will be attempting to catch the booster mid-air using a helicopter, likely…
Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck is coming to TC Sessions: Space 2021
Rocket Lab is on the verge of entering a new era in its historic journey as a provider of private rocket launch services: The company’s next flight includes its first…
Save $100 with an early-bird pass to TC Sessions: Space 2021
We’re launching our second TC Sessions: Space conference dedicated to space startups on December 14-15. Yep, this event requires two days to delve into a rapidly growing industry that not…
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Peter Beck says Rocket Lab actively prepared for interplanetary missions ‘from day one’
Rocket Lab long ago graduated from underdog launch provider to industry heavyweight (with funding to match). Now the company is planning to go to the moon, Mars and Venus in the next decade.
Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck will discuss taking a company interplanetary at Disrupt 2021
Building an orbital launch business from scratch is no simple matter, but what if that business is just a stepping stone to a vertically integrated, interplanetary space company? Rocket Lab…
Rocket Lab’s order backlog tops $141M as the company inks five-launch deal with Kinéis
It was a busy first half of the year for U.S.-New Zealand company Rocket Lab, which posted earnings for the first six months of 2021 on Wednesday — the first…
Rocket Lab boosts its space systems division in quest to become an ‘end-to-end space company’
Peter Beck hasn’t been shy about his intention to grow Rocket Lab into more than just a launch provider, but a fully vertically integrated space company that makes spacecraft in…
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Peter Beck on Rocket Lab’s public listing debut, space SPACs and the Neutron rocket
Peter Beck’s earliest memory is standing outside with his father in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand, looking up at the stars and being told that there could very well be people on planets orbiting those stars looking right back at him. “For a three or four year old, that…
Max Q is a weekly newsletter from TechCrunch all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Mondays in your inbox. This week actually includes two, since I…
Rocket Lab to recover the booster from its next Electron launch as it pursues reusability
Rocket Lab is preparing for its next launch, currently set to take place in May from its launch facility in New Zealand. The payload for the flight are two satellites…
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck explains why the company needs a bigger rocket, and why it’s going public to build it
Rocket Lab packed a ton of news into Monday to kick off this week: It’s going public via a SPAC merger, for one, and it’s also building a new, larger…
The SPAC run is on for space startups, which have been relatively slow in their overall exit pace before the current special purpose acquisitions company merger craze got underway. Rocket…
Just a few years ago it seemed like Rocket Lab was going to be an up-and-comer in the launch world, and so they are today — in addition to going…
Announcing the final agenda for TC Sessions: Space 2020
TC Sessions: Space is happening this December 16 and 17 — our first-ever dedicated space event. This is a live, virtual two-day conference featuring the most important people in the…
‘Complete Success’: Rocket Lab’s booster recovery is a big step toward reusability
Rocket Lab has successfully recovered the first stage of an Electron launch vehicle after it made a controlled splashdown in the Atlantic, marking a major milestone in the company’s quest…
Prices increase tonight for our space-focused event, TC Sessions: Space
“Space, the final frontier…” You can probably recite the “Star Trek” opening monologue in your sleep. But we’re talking science fact, not fiction, and TC Sessions: Space 2020 provides real…
Rocket Lab makes its first booster recovery after successful launch
New Zealand-born launch provider Rocket Lab took a step toward making its launch vehicles reusable today with the safe splashdown and recovery of an Electron booster after it successfully took…
