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Peter Beck on Electron Reusability

Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, joined The Business of Tech podcast to discuss Electron resuability.

Notable discussion points:

  • Latest Electron recovery represents successful operationalization of recovery process.
  • Hardware is surprisingly minimally impacted by marine recovery.
  • Up to 50% of future Electron mission may eventually be reusable.
  • Electron recovery program has substantially informed Neutron development process.
  • Peter Beck’s current primary focus is Neutron.
  • Recovered Rutherford engine will be flown soon.
  • Physical Neutron program hardware is proliferating as development progresses.
  • Peter Beck does not want to go to Mars. “Have you seen that place? It’s a fixer-upper!”