peter beck
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Rocket Lab Is Getting Closer to Achieving Rocket Reusability
Rocket Lab kicked off the year with the launch and recovery of its Electron rocket as part of the company’s continued efforts to reuse its small launch vehicle’s first stage. Electron lifted off on Wednesday at 1:34 a.m. ET (Wednesday 5.34 pm AEDT) from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, carrying…
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Latest Design Tweaks Reshape Rocket Lab’s Upcoming Neutron Rocket
California-based Rocket Lab—the company voted most likely to compete with SpaceX—appears to be tinkering with its Neutron blueprints, as new artwork suggests. Founded in 2006, Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab is emerging as one of the more serious competitors to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company’s light-lift Electron rocket is currently performing routine flights to low Earth…
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‘No Easy Feat:’ Daring Helicopter Rocket-Catch Attempt Set for Next Week
A private aerospace company is preparing for the ultimate stunt in rocketry: attempting to catch a rocket mid-air as it returns to Earth from space using a large helicopter. The mission is scheduled to take off within a two-week window starting April 22.