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Sir Peter Beck discusses Rocket Lab's transformation and future in the space industry.

Sir Peter Beck founded Rocket Lab 20 years ago. Today, the company is scaling far beyond launching rockets. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) just posted a record Q2 2026: • $234M revenue, +62% YoY • $2.36B record backlog, +137% YoY • $437M+ in new launch contracts • $581M+ in new Space Systems contracts • 90+ launches in backlog • Q3 revenue guidance of 250M–265M We sat down with Founder & CEO Sir Peter Beck after touring Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facility to break down what comes next. Peter explains Rocket Lab’s transformation from a launch company into an end-to-end space company spanning rockets, satellites, components, defense, and communications. We get into Neutron and why Peter believes investors should be asking about the 10th launch, not just the first, the strategy behind the Iridium acquisition, Rocket Lab’s growing national security business, Flatellite, its acquisition playbook, and why going public gave the company the firepower to pursue opportunities it never could have as a private company. We also discuss Neutron’s delays, Archimedes, reusability, Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated manufacturing strategy, building an entire space industry from scratch in New…

People in this episode

Host: Molly O'Shea

Guest: Sir Peter Beck

Topics covered

• rocket launches
• space industry
• business strategy
• national security
• satellite technology
• company growth

Keywords

• Rocket Lab
• Neutron
• launch contracts
• space systems
• national security
• Archimedes
• Flatellite
• business philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rocket Lab, NASDAQ, Iridium, Archimedes, Flatellite

Places: New Zealand

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