Space Minds with Peter Beck

In this weeks inaugural episode our guest is Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, who provides us some background on his passion for space, on engineers leading companies, why Rocket Lab is not a launch company, and more. About Space Minds Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space. This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday. Space Minds Podcast https://spacenews.com/space-minds-pod... Time Markers 00:19 - Peter Beck Conversation 00:20 - Peter’s personal journey 01:26 - On passion 02:48 - What pushes you? 05:38 - On engineers leading companies 07:29 - Rocket Lab is not a launch company 09:29 - Collaboration, skillsets and scaling 11:22 - An exciting to be alive 14:12 - The nights and weekend project 18:53 - Segment 2 - Space Takes 18:59 - Trump 2.0 22:39 - Lunar landers and economy 25:14 - New Glenn rocket 28:01 - Segment 3 - Space Loop 29:34 - Contact us Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletter https://spacenews.com/newsletters/