I took away - Its easier to start a 10 billion dollar company than get a job working for NASA with no quals! That is pure Kiwi right there. Well done Sir Peter and thanks for another great Sharesies podcast.
Thanks for video Sharesies. Sir Peter Beck is a lovely man, so knowledgeable, a hard worker, forward thinking, compassionate to retail. Exciting to see Rocket Lab advancements and successes. Super cool.
I really liked that he said the more he learns the more he realizes that he has a lot to learn {Paraphrasing}. a new shareholder in this company. Great interview thanks
Awesome stuff Sir Peter and Rocket Lab Team. Exciting stuff, can't wait for the Neutron rocket launch in 2025. Always great to learn more about the company and future direction.
First rule in setting up a business... Always identify what market you want to be in ... second rule... Taylor your product to that market... Great interview...
Great interview! It is always interesting to learn about Sir Peter Becks take on different aspects of the space industry. My perspective on Rocket Lab has shifted from a speculative success to a real company doing real business.
Well done Sir Peter and all those hard working individuals at Rocket Lab along with all your amazing supporters. I learnt that my first investment in the stock market is certainly going up.
The vision Sir Peter Beck has for rocket lab is multi-generational and will hopefully inspire and create new innovations which will only benefit humanity I'm proud to be a kiwi 😊😊
Being a space enthusiast since the early Mecury days... (yes, I'm 71), I've followed RocketLab since its beginning and I'm amazed at the achievements of Sir Peter and his engineering staff. Being that they are not only a launch provider, but also satellite designer and builder makes RL a total package for the worldwide market. Great interview.
I learnt that Sir Peter doesn't want to go to space, which sorta makes me happy and that I better start getting some better after-work hobbies if I'm to apply for a job. But great podcast. My first!!
Rocket Lab and all rocket companies do not guarantee success in a mission , they can't ! Rockets are slow motion bombs and have to be treated as such. Thats why the only thing that is guaranteed is that the engines will actually fire on the launch pad , thats all !!
Concerning the drink bottle giveaway I’ve learned that the spacecraft reaching mars is planned to execute preprogrammed commands to conduct its research due to a delay of up to 20 minutes. Interesting episode!
I learned from Peter Beck how space industries are insulated from any nature or economic problems so definitely worth investing in space companies. I am encouraged to keep investing in rocket labs 😊
Big rocket lab investor - love this company. Love their water bottles - only independent rocket launch site in Mahia! And I love nights and weekends project building a probe for Venus! Wish you had asked what companies he thinks can go to a billion in NZ
Thanks Sharesies! I was impressed by the way Sir Peter Beck is actively manoeuvring RKLB to become the major competitor to Space X and that there is massive market share to be gained in the medium launch space.
What I learned from this excellent interview is that I've made a very sound investment! Sir Peter is a very rare individual, intelligent, modest, coupled with outstanding communication skills. A genuine, honest person who inspires others by example. Leave, Same or Better, Everything Be Kind ☮️🙋🏻♂️
Great interview! I've learnt to never stop tinkering and to not take risks without understanding what could go wrong. That's an important one for the garage experiments!
Love hearing from Sir Peter, always a great listen. Loved the analogy of being the best house in a bad neighbourhood. Also how he couldn’t get into NASA so the obvious next step was to create Rocket Lab. Love it!
Great interview with Mr. Beck. Love the fact that Rocket Lab is vertically integrated, methodical and pragmatic in their approach to rockets and spacecraft. Started laughing when Peter was explaining how they were using bits, pieces and parts laying around to "nickel and dime" weekend shade tree engineering spacecraft, destined for Venus. Happy to invest in $RKLB 🤪🤪
Sir Peter beck his started a multi-generational company one that will hopefully innovate and inspire humanity both to reach for the stars and improve life on Earth I'm proud to be a kiwi 😊😊
Thanks for the insight here. Great to see ingenuity at its finest. Lesson learnt: the ricketcobtrols everything from t-minus 10 to probe departure in space. Incredible technology 🤯
Great interview- I learned heaps about space craft insurance industry. I also learned that RL are aiming to keep their second stage of neutron so cheap and light that it doesn’t matter too much economically that it is expendable! Great design choice. Peter and RL seem to be really good at optimising and innovating rather than just following what others are doing.
I always thought that if a rocket blew up in flight then it was "game over" for RKLB from a financial perspective. Apparently not! I found it most interesting to learn that a client's Launch Contract pays out 100% of cost to RKLB once the rocket engine achieves 1st ignition.
Great interview. Until this interview, I didnt realize how much of Rocket Lab's revenue stream is outside of launches (with their space systems). Really exciting NZ company with a huge future. Cheers
Best pod I've seen since Elon walked around SpaceX, learned about insurance and built-in revenue regardless of in-flight performance (post-ignition) that RKLB instilled. Thx
Great interview, the most interesting thing I learnt was that Peter looks for people who are so passionate about what they do, that they do it on the weekend… building stuff.
This guys so smart he reminds me alittle bit off elon musk he grew up as alittle kid playing and building rockets in his back yard these guys always go all the way it's there life there passion there dream they always find away to get it done the childhood dreamers change the world for all of us well done sir 👍
I did not realize that partial reuse and full reuse are actually that comparable. But given what the 2nd stage has to endure during re-entry, it makes sense that the recovery and refurbishment may turn out to be more expensive than just churning out cheap 2nd stages on a production line...
90-95% reusable is still 3-5million wasted, what he didn't state is that most of that cost is in the second stage engine. And while 5-10% doesn't seem like much, imagine if 5-10% of a 737 aircraft was wasted every flight.
@@Krasinski1 Hmm, good point on the engines, these are certainly not trivial and cheap to make, no matter how you look at it. Though I'm wondering if eventually 2nd stages will be where end-of-life 1st stage engines go to die: just replace the nozzle with a vacuum-optimized one and send it off for one last journey before it gets too old to fly... That way, a big portion of the 2nd stage cost could be amortized through the reuse that happens on the 1st stage.
@H-S. it would take 9 launches to replace all 9 first stage engines and neutron is planned between 10-30 launches so I doubt it, not to mention they'd be using a new engine for 9 consecutive launches significantly increasing the risk of losing a vehicle.
@@Krasinski1 Refurbishment of second stages is likely to be extremely costly, given that they have to survive de-orbit from full orbital velocity and be able to repeat the exercise. Sometimes it's much cheaper to build new - the space shuttle suffered from this problem, it had to be rebuilt after every launch.
By comparing historical projects and their impact on the population at the time, we can gain valuable insights into what might be required to classify a modern project as having a "planetary trajectory." A scale of 3 to 5 percent of the global population seems to be a reasonable threshold based on these comparisons. This also emphasizes the immense scale and coordination required for a project to have a truly global impact today, given the much larger population. Whether it's addressing climate change, exploring space, or implementing sustainable technologies, reaching this level of engagement would signify a significant commitment from humanity as a whole. this is a powerful way to conceptualize the scale of effort and resources needed to tackle the challenges or opportunities that could define the future of our planet.
Great news that Pete mentioned that he'd much prefer to start a company worth $10bn rather than $10mn. There is plenty of runway for RKLB to get to that $10bn valuation in the coming years. Great interview👏
I think you're great, sir Peter, but WTF!!! You claim that [22:43] "electron alone accounts for 64% of all United States launch" ??? By what measure? The Falcon 9 has already launched over 100 times this year compared to electron's 3(?) and with payloads about 100 times the payloads of the electron. What strange math are you using?
I love his hiring policy - oh look, you have a CV... but tell me what you do in your spare time. What are you working on and what have you built? Brilliant! Yes you need engineers but you need problem solvers too.
It seems their business model is let Space x trail blaze and do the hard work , we’ll trail and commercial on the back of them - it’s not a bad model … a bit Chinese though. It’s hard not to like Peter
I just am so amused that Beck was a tinkerer in his youth, and no engineering background beyond that, yet founded a rocket company. From New Zealand no less! Kiwis are almost universally 110% chilled out and down to earth. They really are what Australians typically think they are, but in fact lost those great qualities decades ago.
I think Peter Beck is making stuff up about Starship. I have no idea what SpaceX's plans are for Starship in Australia, and neither does Beck. His comments about them shipping Starship across the ocean to get it back to America seems... bizarre and implausible.
Seen many interviews with Peter Beck, he deserves to be Sir. Always so thoughtful and amiable.
Why not King 🤴
I admire any successful kiwi, but they just throw out knighthoods like crazy.
@@robertruschak7083 It would be boring! There's no adventure in being a king.
I took away - Its easier to start a 10 billion dollar company than get a job working for NASA with no quals! That is pure Kiwi right there. Well done Sir Peter and thanks for another great Sharesies podcast.
Inspiring words … “the same amount of work to build a $10 million company as it is to build a $10 billion company”
Having Sir Peter Beck and his Great Team on board Rocket Lab, this Rocket is going to fly a lot higher than what most people have thought, Cheers 🎉🎉🎉
Peter really is an inspireing chap. Had a drram from the start. Didnt let barriers stop him. An example to many
That's why people like me actually willing to invest in his company, he actually makes the impossible possible.
Great interview. Loved how Sir Peter helped the interviewer get to the right question without putting him down
What a champ. Actually both of you. Representing aotearoa across the world. Legends!!
Thanks for video Sharesies. Sir Peter Beck is a lovely man, so knowledgeable, a hard worker, forward thinking, compassionate to retail. Exciting to see Rocket Lab advancements and successes. Super cool.
I really liked that he said the more he learns the more he realizes that he has a lot to learn {Paraphrasing}. a new shareholder in this company. Great interview thanks
Very cool. I didn't know Peter Beck was now a Sir, I also learnt about the Neutron Rocket. I might have to buy some Rocket Lab shares! :)
Awesome stuff Sir Peter and Rocket Lab Team. Exciting stuff, can't wait for the Neutron rocket launch in 2025. Always great to learn more about the company and future direction.
First rule in setting up a business... Always identify what market you want to be in ... second rule... Taylor your product to that market... Great interview...
Great interview! It is always interesting to learn about Sir Peter Becks take on different aspects of the space industry. My perspective on Rocket Lab has shifted from a speculative success to a real company doing real business.
What a remarkable, inspiring man, Sir Peter Beck.
Well done Sir Peter and all those hard working individuals at Rocket Lab along with all your amazing supporters. I learnt that my first investment in the stock market is certainly going up.
The vision Sir Peter Beck has for rocket lab is multi-generational and will hopefully inspire and create new innovations which will only benefit humanity I'm proud to be a kiwi 😊😊
Being a space enthusiast since the early Mecury days... (yes, I'm 71), I've followed RocketLab since its beginning and I'm amazed at the achievements of Sir Peter and his engineering staff. Being that they are not only a launch provider, but also satellite designer and builder makes RL a total package for the worldwide market. Great interview.
I learnt that Sir Peter doesn't want to go to space, which sorta makes me happy and that I better start getting some better after-work hobbies if I'm to apply for a job. But great podcast. My first!!
I learnt how RocketLab claims 100% of cost upon ignition. Crazy. Good episode and go Peter!
Rocket Lab and all rocket companies do not guarantee success in a mission , they can't ! Rockets are slow motion bombs and have to be treated as such. Thats why the only thing that is guaranteed is that the engines will actually fire on the launch pad , thats all !!
Concerning the drink bottle giveaway I’ve learned that the spacecraft reaching mars is planned to execute preprogrammed commands to conduct its research due to a delay of up to 20 minutes.
Interesting episode!
I thought that was a great interview. Thanks! I learned that you can actually insure a 🚀. I did not know that.
Hi Spongerob72 - congrats! send us an email (sharedlunch@sharesies.co.nz) and we'll get you a drink bottle!
@@Sharesies thanks!! Email incoming!
I learned from Peter Beck how space industries are insulated from any nature or economic problems so definitely worth investing in space companies. I am encouraged to keep investing in rocket labs 😊
Big rocket lab investor - love this company. Love their water bottles - only independent rocket launch site in Mahia! And I love nights and weekends project building a probe for Venus! Wish you had asked what companies he thinks can go to a billion in NZ
Enjoy how up front and candid Peter is in these interviews
The horizon of an end-to-end space company, fiscally responsible, the future is looking bright I'd say!
from minute 28+ is just pure wisdom for future engineers and business men...actually for all of us even investors on risk
Thanks Sharesies! I was impressed by the way Sir Peter Beck is actively manoeuvring RKLB to become the major competitor to Space X and that there is massive market share to be gained in the medium launch space.
What I learned from this excellent interview is that I've made a very sound investment!
Sir Peter is a very rare individual, intelligent, modest, coupled with outstanding communication skills.
A genuine, honest person who inspires others by example.
Leave, Same or Better, Everything
Be Kind
☮️🙋🏻♂️
Great interview! I've learnt to never stop tinkering and to not take risks without understanding what could go wrong. That's an important one for the garage experiments!
Very inspiring conversation on the future of space industry. Peter is definitely an inspiring human being.
Congratulations on being Knighted Peter, you're one of a kind.
Love hearing from Sir Peter, always a great listen. Loved the analogy of being the best house in a bad neighbourhood. Also how he couldn’t get into NASA so the obvious next step was to create Rocket Lab. Love it!
Really great interview with an extraordinary individual, more great Sharesies content.
Every time I hear Peter, I want to keep buying more shares of RKLB.
I appreciate Sir Peter guiding us through the industry and upcoming details we should be expecting to see unveiled over the next few years.
Great interview with Mr. Beck. Love the fact that Rocket Lab is vertically integrated, methodical and pragmatic in their approach to rockets and spacecraft. Started laughing when Peter was explaining how they were using bits, pieces and parts laying around to "nickel and dime" weekend shade tree engineering spacecraft, destined for Venus. Happy to invest in $RKLB 🤪🤪
Sir Peter beck his started a multi-generational company one that will hopefully innovate and inspire humanity both to reach for the stars and improve life on Earth I'm proud to be a kiwi 😊😊
Wow, amazing to hear about all that they do and plan to do. Looking forward to following Neutrons progress!
Great interview and great company! Loved hearing about the neutron rocket!
Very interesting insights. Thank you Sharesies. (and the rocketLab bottle in advance)
Thanks for the insight here. Great to see ingenuity at its finest. Lesson learnt: the ricketcobtrols everything from t-minus 10 to probe departure in space. Incredible technology 🤯
Interesting to note how much of their revenue isn't launch, and that so much value is captured ahead of launch. Clever business model Sir Pete!
This was a great interview. Thanks to both!
Brilliant - thanks guys!
Great interview. I follow rocket lab news so already knew most of this but never knew there were insurance companies for rockets.
Great interview- I learned heaps about space craft insurance industry. I also learned that RL are aiming to keep their second stage of neutron so cheap and light that it doesn’t matter too much economically that it is expendable! Great design choice. Peter and RL seem to be really good at optimising and innovating rather than just following what others are doing.
This was a really great interview.
I always thought that if a rocket blew up in flight then it was "game over" for RKLB from a financial perspective. Apparently not! I found it most interesting to learn that a client's Launch Contract pays out 100% of cost to RKLB once the rocket engine achieves 1st ignition.
Great interview. Until this interview, I didnt realize how much of Rocket Lab's revenue stream is outside of launches (with their space systems). Really exciting NZ company with a huge future. Cheers
Hi Matthew, thanks for watching - send us an email (sharedlunch@sharesies.co.nz) and we'll be in touch with a drink bottle!
Thanks for a great interview. I have seen tons of SPB interviews, but this managed to give some new insight and clarity!
Inspiring - thank you, can't wait to see what's next.
Great interview. Very good job
Thanks as always SPB.
What is that documentary they were discussing around 19:20 ?
Wild Wild Space: ua-cam.com/video/Q50dAiKB4lI/v-deo.html
@@Sharesies Thanks!!
Best pod I've seen since Elon walked around SpaceX, learned about insurance and built-in revenue regardless of in-flight performance (post-ignition) that RKLB instilled. Thx
Wow! So good to hear positive news, $100 million/quarter and a far reaching vision.
Peter, you make me proud to welcome New Zealand as the 9th state / territory of Australia.
Great interview, the most interesting thing I learnt was that Peter looks for people who are so passionate about what they do, that they do it on the weekend… building stuff.
Lets hope New Glenn succeeds in its first flight and is actually ready for this Mars launch window. Chance of a successful launch probably around 50%
Peter Beck is an amazing New Zealander. Very happy investor here. Would love a drink bottle
Hi Bryn, we have a drink bottle for you - send us an email (sharedlunch@sharesies.co.nz) thanks!
@@Sharesies Thank you very much. I love the drink bottle. Perfect for my rocket fuel ⛽️
This guys so smart he reminds me alittle bit off elon musk he grew up as alittle kid playing and building rockets in his back yard these guys always go all the way it's there life there passion there dream they always find away to get it done the childhood dreamers change the world for all of us well done sir 👍
I really wish RKLB would buy Dream Chaser SMC for cargo and human launches. This would give Rocket LAB both public and private investments.
I liked that he’s also from Invercargill, and is doing well investing in local and overseas companies
I did not realize that partial reuse and full reuse are actually that comparable. But given what the 2nd stage has to endure during re-entry, it makes sense that the recovery and refurbishment may turn out to be more expensive than just churning out cheap 2nd stages on a production line...
90-95% reusable is still 3-5million wasted, what he didn't state is that most of that cost is in the second stage engine. And while 5-10% doesn't seem like much, imagine if 5-10% of a 737 aircraft was wasted every flight.
@@Krasinski1 Hmm, good point on the engines, these are certainly not trivial and cheap to make, no matter how you look at it. Though I'm wondering if eventually 2nd stages will be where end-of-life 1st stage engines go to die: just replace the nozzle with a vacuum-optimized one and send it off for one last journey before it gets too old to fly... That way, a big portion of the 2nd stage cost could be amortized through the reuse that happens on the 1st stage.
@H-S. it would take 9 launches to replace all 9 first stage engines and neutron is planned between 10-30 launches so I doubt it, not to mention they'd be using a new engine for 9 consecutive launches significantly increasing the risk of losing a vehicle.
@@Krasinski1 Refurbishment of second stages is likely to be extremely costly, given that they have to survive de-orbit from full orbital velocity and be able to repeat the exercise. Sometimes it's much cheaper to build new - the space shuttle suffered from this problem, it had to be rebuilt after every launch.
Good info about why they choose a partial reusable compare to starship
Watched Madisons interview right before this commentary. It's all positive momentum innit?
By comparing historical projects and their impact on the population at the time, we can gain valuable insights into what might be required to classify a modern project as having a "planetary trajectory." A scale of 3 to 5 percent of the global population seems to be a reasonable threshold based on these comparisons.
This also emphasizes the immense scale and coordination required for a project to have a truly global impact today, given the much larger population. Whether it's addressing climate change, exploring space, or implementing sustainable technologies, reaching this level of engagement would signify a significant commitment from humanity as a whole.
this is a powerful way to conceptualize the scale of effort and resources needed to tackle the challenges or opportunities that could define the future of our planet.
8:13 38% of all space craft had a rocket lab logo? 7:00
I'd like to know if Pete has any plans for manned space flight.
Love his vision but doesn’t the falcon land in a designated place for faster usability
Knowledgeable interview
Hes really tuning rklb public awareness strategy as well
I learned about the difference in its businessmodel compared to spacex
Great. Thanks
Thank goodness, Peter Beck was interesting, because the interviewer sound about as interested in the project as he is in watching paint dry
Great news that Pete mentioned that he'd much prefer to start a company worth $10bn rather than $10mn. There is plenty of runway for RKLB to get to that $10bn valuation in the coming years. Great interview👏
'Pete? Really? Show some respect!
@@paintedpony2935Sir Pete😂
Looks good
I’m very optimistic about Rocket Lab’s future progress & profitably; keep up the great work!
im invested in rocketlab, about to put a few hundred more into their stock.
Counting backwards from 10 is hard when keeping an eye on everything for launch. Great interview cheers
Today I learned that, as a non-US citizen without a university degree, it is easier to build your own rockets than to get a job at NASA. 🙂
Come back to 3:44
Wow 20% of spacecraft orbiting mars will have a Rocket Lab logo once Blue and Gold arrive.
Awesome
From 7:16 to 8 is going to make a lot of us rich when the word gets out.
Question of the Year: is there a Neutron Heavy? Where we strap 2 Rockets and lift 25 Tons.
this company has a fantastic future
I think you're great, sir Peter, but WTF!!! You claim that [22:43] "electron alone accounts for 64% of all United States launch" ??? By what measure? The Falcon 9 has already launched over 100 times this year compared to electron's 3(?) and with payloads about 100 times the payloads of the electron. What strange math are you using?
64% of all small launch a market, Falcon is big launch market.
I learnt that Neutron will be able to lift to orbit 13 tons of payload.
That the rocket is the third most launched rocket in the world
Hand out some $RKLB sharesies.
Na kidding... unless you will then not kidding.
I recognize that logo
I wonder how many small investors there are in rocketlab. Like under1k in value. Im in for $80 just to say I did.
I’m lov’n being a RKLB 5000 share investor in this exciting company. Onward and upward Sir Pete.
I love his hiring policy - oh look, you have a CV... but tell me what you do in your spare time. What are you working on and what have you built?
Brilliant! Yes you need engineers but you need problem solvers too.
The goal? To work for NASA. Well Peter, you're working for NASA! A real NZ way to go about it....
It seems their business model is let Space x trail blaze and do the hard work , we’ll trail and commercial on the back of them - it’s not a bad model … a bit Chinese though. It’s hard not to like Peter
Get rocket lab to use Bitcoins for transactions with Space X
I just am so amused that Beck was a tinkerer in his youth, and no engineering background beyond that, yet founded a rocket company. From New Zealand no less!
Kiwis are almost universally 110% chilled out and down to earth. They really are what Australians typically think they are, but in fact lost those great qualities decades ago.
Space Hobbits!
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Cohen the Barbarian
I think Peter Beck is making stuff up about Starship. I have no idea what SpaceX's plans are for Starship in Australia, and neither does Beck. His comments about them shipping Starship across the ocean to get it back to America seems... bizarre and implausible.