Peter Beck
Progress made on reusable rocket
Rocket Lab is making progress with its plan to make the world's first reusable small rocket.
Yesterday it launched its 39th Electron mission and successfully returned the rocket to Earth, before… Audio
Rocket Lab launches satellite towards the Moon
Humanity is one small step closer to returning to the Moon this morning, thanks in part to some of New Zealand's top scientific minds.
Last night Rocket Lab successfully released NASA's CAPSTONE… Audio
Rocket Lab to send spacecraft to Mars in 2024
New Zealand's Rocket Lab has won a contract that may send two of its Photon spacecraft on a mission to Mars in 2024.
The firm is to design the craft for NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and… Audio
Rocket Lab to list on Nasdaq
It's a big week for Rocket Lab. The space company has confirmed it will be publicly listed through a merger deal with an American special purpose acquisition company.
The deal with Vector Acquisition… Audio
Christchurch's east still rebuilding from earthquake 10 years on
As the 10 year anniversary of the Christchurch February earthquake approaches, the impact of that day continues to be felt differently depending on which part of the city people live in.
In the first… Audio
Christchurch earthquake: City's east still rebuilding
As Christchurch prepares to mark 10 years since its deadly earthquake, the impact of that day continues to be felt differently. The less affluent eastern suburbs, which bore the brunt of the damage… Audio
Building a rocket in a garage - how Rocket Lab survived 2020
Can you imagine using you garage - to build a rocket to send satellies into space? That's what Rocket Lab staff had to do in New Zealand when the country went into lockdown and production had to stop… Audio
Rocket Lab to recover rocket for first time
Rocket Lab will attempt to recover the largest part of its rocket for the first time today, when it launches its new mission "Return to Sender" this afternoon
The rocket splits into two pieces… Audio
Rocket Lab plans for mission to Venus
Rocket Lab is aiming beyond the moon, with plans to go to the second planet from the Sun - Venus. That mission is still a few years away. Rocket Lab's founder and chief executive Peter Beck talks… Audio
Rocket Lab won't know what went wrong for some time
Rocket Lab won't know what caused their rocket to fail yesterday until a full investigation is completed, but it will not launch another mission until those answers are found.
The ground crew lost… Audio
Religious figures call on followers to support muslim community
People of all faiths are asking their congregations to support the Muslim community at the National Remembrance Service one year on from the Christchuch mosque attacks.
Prominent religious figures… Audio
Huge potential touted for $1.7b space sector
The government says New Zealand's space sector has huge potential for growth beyond the $1.7 billion it already contributes to the economy.
A Deloitte report commissioned by the Economic Development… Audio
Catching rockets mid-air a 'significant' cost for Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab says its plan to catch its rockets with a helicopter mid-air, as they descend back down to earth, will cost a significant amount. Audio
The space race is on again
Fifty years after the moon landings - during which the space race slowed to a crawl - exploration is speeding up again. Audio
NASA satellite launch from Mahia Peninsula breaks ground
Rocket Lab launched 13 NASA satellites into orbit from Mahia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay last month.The launch broke new ground for the company, being the first time a private company had provided a… Audio
Rocket Lab sends first commercial rocket into space
It's the launch of a new era in the space industry. Rocket Lab has sent its first commercial rocket into space. The rocket, dubbed "It's Business Time", successfully took off from the Mahia Peninsula… Audio
Rocket Lab launch pads
Rocket Lab says its first launchpad outside of New Zealand will be one of many. Audio
Peter Beck - Rocket Lab founder wins Sir Peter Blake medal
The founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, Peter Beck, is one of six medalists in this year's Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, announced June 8. Rocket Lab successfully launched its first rocket into orbit… Audio
NASA satellites to be launched from Mahia
Small satellites assembled by NASA will be shipped to New Zealand in the coming weeks to be launched from Mahia Peninsula. Rocket Lab won the $9 million dollar contract with NASA in 2015. Its chief… Audio
Rocket Lab launches disco ball satellite on Electron
Rocket Lab has revealed exactly what it a launched into space... a high tech disco ball. On Sunday the company successfully launched a small Electron rocket in to orbit from the Mahia Peninsula. On… Audio