The launch took place off the coast of New Zealand, from the private island (Great Mercury Island) of Michael Fay, a New Zealand banker and Rocket Lab investor.

The end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components.

Jul 14, 2025 · In the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern space industry, Rocket Lab has carved out a distinct and influential position. It stands as a U.S. aerospace company with deep New Zealand …

Dec 10, 2025 · In 2006 he founded Rocket Lab, and the company that began in a garage now employs more than 2500 people across three countries and is a Nasdaq listed company with an estimated …

Nov 15, 2024 · Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. The New Zealand native has turned his scrappy rocket company into a small but determined competitor of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Investors …

Rocket Lab, founded in New Zealand in 2006 by Peter Beck, is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider, now headquartered in Long Beach, California.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab operates facilities including advanced manufacturing and mission operations centers in Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Toronto …

Feb 25, 2025 · Rocket Lab, founded in New Zealand and now headquartered in California, has rapidly evolved from a small launch startup to a serious competitor in global spaceflight.

He was a seed investor and co-director of Rocket Lab from 2007 to 2011. Rocket became the first New Zealander to reach space through a suborbital flight with Blue Origin on the New Shepard NS-32 …

Apr 11, 2023 · On the flight back to New Zealand, he plotted his future startup, even drawing a logo on a napkin. Convincing investors to back someone without a college degree in an industry where he …