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The New Zealand Space Agency was formed in April 2016 under the country's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.The aim of the agency is to promote the development of a space industry in New Zealand and to reap its economic benefits, [1] [2] and to regulate the country's growing commercial space industry.
In 2011, Rocket Lab had a program called "Instant Eyes". [ 181 ] [ 182 ] The Instant Eyes unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) [ 183 ] was designed for military applications requiring a bird's-eye view, much like drones.
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Launch Complex 1 on Māhia Peninsula Location Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand Coordinates 39°15′39″S 177°51′57″E / 39.26085°S 177.86586°E / -39.26085; 177.86586 (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1) Time zone UTC+12 (NZST) • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT [a]) Operator Rocket Lab Total launches 52 Launch pad(s) 2 LC-1A launch history Status Active ...
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has positioned himself as an outsider since the company’s inception in 2006.A New Zealand native with no college degree, Beck has long been seen as the anti-Elon Musk. ...
Shares of Rocket Lab soared by 361% last year, making it a top performer in the aerospace and defense industry. ... By contrast, Rocket Lab's market cap currently hovers around $12.4 billion ...
Over the last 12 months, Rocket Lab generated $327 million in revenue. This is up over 500% in just three years. But what will drive the next leg of growth through 2030?
Rocket Lab is valued at a fraction of that, with a market cap of around $9.5 billion. ... Rocket Lab named one of its rocket engines "Rutherford" after the Nobel Prize-winning New Zealand ...
In 2019, he was appointed as an adjunct professor for the University of Auckland. [13] Both Rocket Lab and Beck were awarded the Pickering Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2020. [14] In 2023, Rocket Lab and Peter Beck were featured in Ashlee Vance's new book, "When the Heavens went for sale".