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Rocket Lab CEO Sir Peter Beck says he painted the Archimedes engine black solely because it looks cool: "The Archimedes engine is black. I make them paint them black because it looks cool." "There's no logical reason."

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Molly O’Shea

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Molly O’Shea

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BREAKING: Peter Beck says Rocket Lab is getting a massive new 3D printer next year that can print an entire Archimedes engine in 1 print. “We're the first customer of it in the world.”

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Molly O’Shea

48,114 views • 7 days ago

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433,974 views • 9 days ago

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Molly O’Shea

863,802 views • 11 days ago

$RKLB 👀😏 Keep an eye out for possible MTO (Mars Telecommunication Orbiter) award early this year (said by Peter Beck in Miles O'Brien interview). From Rocket Lab website: "Rocket Lab was the only concept study to propose a dedicated Mars Relay asset as a core element of its commercial Mars Sample Return architecture. While past NASA flagship programs have faced costly delays and overruns, Rocket Lab offers a proven alternative—delivering fast, reliable, and affordable space solutions for both planetary science and future human exploration." (Note: other companies quickly followed with their own MTO proposals but Rocket Lab had from day 1) -------- [source=miles obrien interview | recorded late 2025]

$RKLB 👀😏 Keep an eye out for possible MTO (Mars Telecommunication Orbiter) award early this year (said by Peter Beck in Miles O'Brien interview). From Rocket Lab website: "Rocket Lab was the only concept study to propose a dedicated Mars Relay asset as a core element of its commercial Mars Sample Return architecture. While past NASA flagship programs have faced costly delays and overruns, Rocket Lab offers a proven alternative—delivering fast, reliable, and affordable space solutions for both planetary science and future human exploration." (Note: other companies quickly followed with their own MTO proposals but Rocket Lab had from day 1) -------- [source=miles obrien interview | recorded late 2025]

Mottbox

12,551 views • 8 months ago

$RKLB (#rocketlab) 🍿💻🎧 🚨Out later today (Oct 1st in New Zealand)🚨 "Before stepping into the studio, Greg Murphy catches up with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck - the only way you should: in a DeLorean. “It only does one thing good — it looks good,” Peter jokes. But trust us — the conversation goes far deeper than the car." h/t StayMo for making aware 🫡 Source:

$RKLB (#rocketlab) 🍿💻🎧 🚨Out later today (Oct 1st in New Zealand)🚨 "Before stepping into the studio, Greg Murphy catches up with Rocket Lab founder Sir Peter Beck - the only way you should: in a DeLorean. “It only does one thing good — it looks good,” Peter jokes. But trust us — the conversation goes far deeper than the car." h/t StayMo for making aware 🫡 Source:

Mottbox 🚀

18,123 views • 11 months ago

$RKLB Neutron will be the largest carbon fiber structure to ever fly once it's completed. Some critics say it's not realistic because it would be the first carbon fiber structure of that size to fly, but I'd argue Rocket Lab is pretty good at firsts: "We were the first to 3D print a rocket engine and put it into orbit. We were the first to do an all carbon composite rocket and put it into orbit. We were the first to do all fiber optically networked avionics suite on a launch vehicle and put it into orbit." — Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab CEO

$RKLB Neutron will be the largest carbon fiber structure to ever fly once it's completed. Some critics say it's not realistic because it would be the first carbon fiber structure of that size to fly, but I'd argue Rocket Lab is pretty good at firsts: "We were the first to 3D print a rocket engine and put it into orbit. We were the first to do an all carbon composite rocket and put it into orbit. We were the first to do all fiber optically networked avionics suite on a launch vehicle and put it into orbit." — Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab CEO

ValueOverPrice

27,984 views • 1 month ago

"Even if we lose, we still win. And when we win, we win twice." Rocket Lab's $800M SDA contract turned into over $1B because the two other primes that also won still had to buy Rocket Lab parts: "We'll go head-to-head with a prime for a contract, & if we lose, then the next day there's a whole bunch of purchase orders for reaction wheels, solar, & a whole bunch of stuff." — CEO Sir Peter Beck

"Even if we lose, we still win. And when we win, we win twice." Rocket Lab's $800M SDA contract turned into over $1B because the two other primes that also won still had to buy Rocket Lab parts: "We'll go head-to-head with a prime for a contract, & if we lose, then the next day there's a whole bunch of purchase orders for reaction wheels, solar, & a whole bunch of stuff." — CEO Sir Peter Beck

Molly O’Shea

27,662 views • 10 days ago

$RKLB this happened 16 years ago. Enjoy this look into the past - the humble beginnings of a future space empire. I reflected on this video today after watching Molly O’Shea wrap up her tour of the Rocket Lab factory - thinking about where all of this began and where it is today gave me chills. Might be hard to imagine, but these guys are just getting started. Peter Beck is 1/1.

$RKLB this happened 16 years ago. Enjoy this look into the past - the humble beginnings of a future space empire. I reflected on this video today after watching Molly O’Shea wrap up her tour of the Rocket Lab factory - thinking about where all of this began and where it is today gave me chills. Might be hard to imagine, but these guys are just getting started. Peter Beck is 1/1.

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14,014 views • 7 days ago

$RKLB CEO Peter Beck said some space valuations are “completely untethered to reality” but reliable launch is the exception because almost nobody has actually scaled it. Out of 142 small-launch startups tracked when Rocket Lab was founded, only two reached reliable orbital cadence: $SPCX & $RKLB. Thats why access to orbit carries a premium since its scarce, demand is growing and very few companies can actually deliver it.

$RKLB CEO Peter Beck said some space valuations are “completely untethered to reality” but reliable launch is the exception because almost nobody has actually scaled it. Out of 142 small-launch startups tracked when Rocket Lab was founded, only two reached reliable orbital cadence: $SPCX & $RKLB. Thats why access to orbit carries a premium since its scarce, demand is growing and very few companies can actually deliver it.

Shay Boloor

123,144 views • 2 months ago

. Rocket Lab is bolstering its in-house production of satellite thrusters and lasers as demand grows for constellations. In our latest interview, CEO Peter Beck shares his thoughts on where the space industry is going and how his company is preparing to benefit. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Why Peter Beck axed his own salary 02:17 - Electric Propulsion: Introducing Gauss 05:25 - How Rocket Lab’s Special Projects team solves space industry pain points 08:47 - Mynaric acquisition: Why satellite laser communications is critical 10:55 - $RKLB ’s satellite constellation strategy 12:28 - “The biggest opportunity is yet to be thought of” 13:55 - Are space-based data centers legit? 15:16 - Hyperscaler's strategic access to orbit 17:21 - US$2 billion-plus backlog: Military v Commercial revenue mix 20:06 - NASA 's Artemis II moon mission! 21:15 - Permanent lunar base thoughts (cc. NASAMoonBase ) 22:58 - Competition for Mars missions 25:06 - The Big Rocket Race: SpaceX 's Starship, Blue Origin New Glenn & Rocket Lab’s Neutron 26:58 - Neutron 2026 launch: “We work our ass off” 28:40 - “It’s all about the economics. This is where a lot of space companies go wrong.” 29:37 - Launch cadence & reusability 31:40 - Durability of rocket hardware (does useful lifetime compress with demand, like GPUs?) 33:06 - Outro Disclaimer: I own shares in Rocket Lab. This content is of a general nature and is not intended to be personalized financial advice.

. Rocket Lab is bolstering its in-house production of satellite thrusters and lasers as demand grows for constellations. In our latest interview, CEO Peter Beck shares his thoughts on where the space industry is going and how his company is preparing to benefit. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Why Peter Beck axed his own salary 02:17 - Electric Propulsion: Introducing Gauss 05:25 - How Rocket Lab’s Special Projects team solves space industry pain points 08:47 - Mynaric acquisition: Why satellite laser communications is critical 10:55 - $RKLB ’s satellite constellation strategy 12:28 - “The biggest opportunity is yet to be thought of” 13:55 - Are space-based data centers legit? 15:16 - Hyperscaler's strategic access to orbit 17:21 - US$2 billion-plus backlog: Military v Commercial revenue mix 20:06 - NASA 's Artemis II moon mission! 21:15 - Permanent lunar base thoughts (cc. NASAMoonBase ) 22:58 - Competition for Mars missions 25:06 - The Big Rocket Race: SpaceX 's Starship, Blue Origin New Glenn & Rocket Lab’s Neutron 26:58 - Neutron 2026 launch: “We work our ass off” 28:40 - “It’s all about the economics. This is where a lot of space companies go wrong.” 29:37 - Launch cadence & reusability 31:40 - Durability of rocket hardware (does useful lifetime compress with demand, like GPUs?) 33:06 - Outro Disclaimer: I own shares in Rocket Lab. This content is of a general nature and is not intended to be personalized financial advice.

Madison Malone

283,898 views • 4 months ago

$RKLB New Peter Beck interview today on Bloomberg: Does SpaceX's dominance threaten Rocket Lab? "No, I don't think so. The reality is SpaceX is a space company, but also very much an AI company and a bunch of other things as well. Rocket Lab is a very squarely focused pure play space company. I think it draws investors into the sector. And when they go looking, Rocket Lab is really the clear number two with respect to launch frequency and those kinds of things. So no, I'm not too worried about that.” "So do you find yourself complementary to SpaceX? Or are you in direct competition with Elon Musk?" "In some cases we are in direct competition, but also very complementary. We are an end-to-end space company. We're the second most frequently launched US rocket in the world behind SpaceX, so the rocket bit is competitive. But two-thirds of our business is building satellites and spacecraft and supplying components to the rest of the space industry. So in that sense, not really a competitor at all."

$RKLB New Peter Beck interview today on Bloomberg: Does SpaceX's dominance threaten Rocket Lab? "No, I don't think so. The reality is SpaceX is a space company, but also very much an AI company and a bunch of other things as well. Rocket Lab is a very squarely focused pure play space company. I think it draws investors into the sector. And when they go looking, Rocket Lab is really the clear number two with respect to launch frequency and those kinds of things. So no, I'm not too worried about that.” "So do you find yourself complementary to SpaceX? Or are you in direct competition with Elon Musk?" "In some cases we are in direct competition, but also very complementary. We are an end-to-end space company. We're the second most frequently launched US rocket in the world behind SpaceX, so the rocket bit is competitive. But two-thirds of our business is building satellites and spacecraft and supplying components to the rest of the space industry. So in that sense, not really a competitor at all."

ValueOverPrice

51,585 views • 2 months ago

My first interview with Peter Beck, Founder & CEO of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is scaling launch cadence faster than SpaceX scaled Falcon 9. 0:44 The biggest bottleneck to increasing launch cadence and mass to orbit 1:25 Growth of new space startups 3:05 Why governments have been ineffective at scaling launch 3:53 Tall Poppy Syndrome 4:38 Starting Rocket Lab without having $100 million 7:24 Scaling Electron vs focusing on Neutron 9:17 Rocket Lab hustle 11:10 Creating a culture of “F*ck it, let’s do it” 11:40 Worst supplier experiences 13:54 Having an engine explode before an important meeting 18:52 Rocket Lab’s first mission to the moon 20:55 Chewing glass and forcing the outcome to be good 22:57 Similarities in how Elon and Peter operate 25:05 Elon time and how to structure timelines 27:13 Designing a culture where everyone runs towards the fire 28:44 Making the Ferrari of rockets — the importance of creating beautiful things 31:20 “You don’t need to equate a price tag to beauty” 32:12 Why Peter hates launch day 34:48 “After a launch failure this place is a morgue” 35:22 Moving forward after a failure 36:40 Transitioning from an R&D organization to scaling rocket production 38:07 Production hell with rockets 39:09 Taking learnings from Electron to Neutron 41:03 Having dinner with Elon 42:00 Keeping the hiring bar extraordinarily high 44:05 “My job is to fix sh*t” 44:56 Rocket Lab’s first NASA launch 45:55 “The great thing about America is anything is possible” 47:40 Coming to Silicon Valley — meeting with Vinod Khosla 51:22 Why he decided to take $RKLB public 54:12 Creating a company that will outlive you 55:41 Turning Rocket Lab into a profitable business 57:23 The best space companies will all build their own rockets 1:00:35 Scaling Neutron 1:01:32 Why they’re using carbon fiber instead of steel 1:02:56 “Going public was a great capital unlock” 1:04:10 The importance of relentless optimism

My first interview with Peter Beck, Founder & CEO of Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is scaling launch cadence faster than SpaceX scaled Falcon 9. 0:44 The biggest bottleneck to increasing launch cadence and mass to orbit 1:25 Growth of new space startups 3:05 Why governments have been ineffective at scaling launch 3:53 Tall Poppy Syndrome 4:38 Starting Rocket Lab without having $100 million 7:24 Scaling Electron vs focusing on Neutron 9:17 Rocket Lab hustle 11:10 Creating a culture of “Fck it, let’s do it” 11:40 Worst supplier experiences 13:54 Having an engine explode before an important meeting 18:52 Rocket Lab’s first mission to the moon 20:55 Chewing glass and forcing the outcome to be good 22:57 Similarities in how Elon and Peter operate 25:05 Elon time and how to structure timelines 27:13 Designing a culture where everyone runs towards the fire 28:44 Making the Ferrari of rockets — the importance of creating beautiful things 31:20 “You don’t need to equate a price tag to beauty” 32:12 Why Peter hates launch day 34:48 “After a launch failure this place is a morgue” 35:22 Moving forward after a failure 36:40 Transitioning from an R&D organization to scaling rocket production 38:07 Production hell with rockets 39:09 Taking learnings from Electron to Neutron 41:03 Having dinner with Elon 42:00 Keeping the hiring bar extraordinarily high 44:05 “My job is to fix sht” 44:56 Rocket Lab’s first NASA launch 45:55 “The great thing about America is anything is possible” 47:40 Coming to Silicon Valley — meeting with Vinod Khosla 51:22 Why he decided to take $RKLB public 54:12 Creating a company that will outlive you 55:41 Turning Rocket Lab into a profitable business 57:23 The best space companies will all build their own rockets 1:00:35 Scaling Neutron 1:01:32 Why they’re using carbon fiber instead of steel 1:02:56 “Going public was a great capital unlock” 1:04:10 The importance of relentless optimism

Ti Morse

165,782 views • 5 months ago

Inside Rocket Lab 's Neutron test program with VP Shaun D'Mello. From a carpark conversation with Peter Beck about a next generation, medium-lift launch vehicle, to a team of about 500 building & testing flight hardware. The race for reusable rockets is underway. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - The first Neutron conversation 03:54 - Scaling the Neutron team: 5 to 500 05:53 - Building in public: 'The pressure is definitely on' 08:07 - Design consequences of a bigger rocket 09:40 - Inside the qualification program: Hungry Hippo fairing thermal testing 13:20 - Thrust structure: 125% max load test 15:39 - Stage 1 rebuild: 3D printing timeline 18:24 - Usability of AFP machine 19:10 - Archimedes engine update: Testing & build rate 21:31 - Avionics & flight software for debut flight 23:20 - Regulation required 24:07 - Reusability: Splashdown & stage recovery 26:25 - Flight 2 components in production 27:23 - Aircraft-like operations 30:05 - Allowance for future iterations 31:58 - Multi-planetary missions & human spaceflight 33:32 - 'This is going to be something that’s never been done before.' 34:27 - Likelihood of 2026 debut launch 35:06 - How the team is hustling

Inside Rocket Lab 's Neutron test program with VP Shaun D'Mello. From a carpark conversation with Peter Beck about a next generation, medium-lift launch vehicle, to a team of about 500 building & testing flight hardware. The race for reusable rockets is underway. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 02:32 - The first Neutron conversation 03:54 - Scaling the Neutron team: 5 to 500 05:53 - Building in public: 'The pressure is definitely on' 08:07 - Design consequences of a bigger rocket 09:40 - Inside the qualification program: Hungry Hippo fairing thermal testing 13:20 - Thrust structure: 125% max load test 15:39 - Stage 1 rebuild: 3D printing timeline 18:24 - Usability of AFP machine 19:10 - Archimedes engine update: Testing & build rate 21:31 - Avionics & flight software for debut flight 23:20 - Regulation required 24:07 - Reusability: Splashdown & stage recovery 26:25 - Flight 2 components in production 27:23 - Aircraft-like operations 30:05 - Allowance for future iterations 31:58 - Multi-planetary missions & human spaceflight 33:32 - 'This is going to be something that’s never been done before.' 34:27 - Likelihood of 2026 debut launch 35:06 - How the team is hustling

Madison Malone

106,811 views • 5 months ago

$RKLB just posted record $2.36B of backlog and more than $1B of new launch and Space Systems contracts showing the business underneath Neutron is already scaling across rockets, satellites and components. CEO Peter Beck says “the window for an end year launch is narrowing” because Rocket Lab would rather qualify Neutron for reusability and high cadence than rush Flight 1 since the real moat comes from making medium-lift launch repeatable instead of simply proving it can fly once. If Rocket Lab gets that right then Neutron becomes the missing piece in a full-stack space platform that can design satellites, manufacture key components, build spacecraft, launch and operate constellations and eventually layer on recurring communications revenue through Iridium.

$RKLB just posted record $2.36B of backlog and more than $1B of new launch and Space Systems contracts showing the business underneath Neutron is already scaling across rockets, satellites and components. CEO Peter Beck says “the window for an end year launch is narrowing” because Rocket Lab would rather qualify Neutron for reusability and high cadence than rush Flight 1 since the real moat comes from making medium-lift launch repeatable instead of simply proving it can fly once. If Rocket Lab gets that right then Neutron becomes the missing piece in a full-stack space platform that can design satellites, manufacture key components, build spacecraft, launch and operate constellations and eventually layer on recurring communications revenue through Iridium.

Shay Boloor

147,645 views • 24 days ago