The Space Boom Is Just Beginning

About this episode

Ed Elson interviews Sir Peter Beck about the current boom in the space industry and its implications.

Ed Elson sits down with Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, to discuss why space is having a moment right now, what he makes of soaring valuations across the industry, and why space has become a geopolitical race. He also shares whether he believes humans will make it to Mars in our lifetime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ed Elson

Guest: Sir Peter Beck

Topics covered

• space industry
• geopolitical race
• Mars exploration
• soaring valuations
• space boom

Keywords

• space
• Rocket Lab
• geopolitics
• Mars
• valuations
• space exploration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rocket Lab

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