Space Minds with Peter Beck

In this weeks inaugural episode our guest is Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, who provides us some background on his passion for space, on engineers leading companies, why Rocket Lab is not a launch company, and more.

About Space Minds

Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.

This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.

Space Minds Podcast
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Time Markers

00:19 - Peter Beck Conversation
00:20 - Peter’s personal journey
01:26 - On passion
02:48 - What pushes you?
05:38 - On engineers leading companies
07:29 - Rocket Lab is not a launch company
09:29 - Collaboration, skillsets and scaling
11:22 - An exciting to be alive
14:12 - The nights and weekend project
18:53 - Segment 2 - Space Takes
18:59 - Trump 2.0
22:39 - Lunar landers and economy
25:14 - New Glenn rocket
28:01 - Segment 3 - Space Loop
29:34 - Contact us

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