I think I'm theonlynon 1,000,000,000 yearthat's doingthis.
I mean, you'vegotJeff.
YougotRichardBranson.
YougotEllenandyoumay I mean, howisitthat a guyfromthebottomoffNewZealandthatwasoncecoinedbyMickJaggeristhebumholeofftheplanetcanmovestuffintoorbit.
Howcrazyisthat?
PeterBeckreallylikesrockets.
Comeon.
ArthurBallantyne, BobFallon.
Liquidrocketengines, cargrits.
TheShiaChallengeofftheengineeringproblemsyouhavetosolvethiskindofworkgetsmegoingsomuchsothathestartedRocketLab, a smallnewspacestartupoftenlivingintheshadowofthebiggercompanieslikeSpace X.
ButPeter's missionis a littleclosertohomethanMars.
Butthemostimportantthinghereisgettingtoallbutlike a freighttrain, justgettintoallbutsosofrequentlythatyoucanusespacesanddomaintobuildcommercialinfrastructure.
Peteralwaysknewhe'd dothisfor a livingoneday, evenwhenhisguidancecounselordisagreed.
Myparentswerecalledintotheschool, youknow, theybelievedinmyaspirationsfor a careerweretotallyridiculousandunachievable, andthat I shouldpursue a tradeinplumbingbecause I wasquitegoodinmyhands.
Peterignoredthisadviceandinsteadbuiltthis a rocketbike.
I didabout 100 milesanhourintheKnightsof a mile.
It's anamazingfeeling.
Actually.
It's aneverincreasingacceleration.
Sowillyou.
Pointiswhereyougoandyoujustholdon.
Twodecadeslater, Peterhas a staffofover 200 RocketLabfivelaunchesawayfrombeingintheblackway, successfullycompletedalltheir T's flightsandwe'renowintofullcommercialoperations.
Weretryingtogettoknowwhatlaunchone a monththisyear, andthenextyearwilltryandgettooneeverytwoweeks.
Andtheywillkeepdoublingdownonthatrocketlab.
Secretinnovation.
Theywerethefirsttoreplacealuminumwithstrongerandlightermaterialslikecarbonfiber a CZwellasemployees, radicalproductiontechniqueslikethree D printing.
We'vegot a factoryfullofrockets, andwestartedthree D printingengineswhenpeopleweremakingbottleopenersandcatsprosthetics.
Nowadays, ifyoulook a TTEthestartupspicecompanies, they'reallprintingtheirrocketengines, andtheyhaveonemorelittlesecretlocation.
ThegreatthingaboutNewZealanders.
Itwas a a smallislandnationinthemiddleofnowherethatlaunchsiderstheonlyprivateorbitallaunchsiteintheentireworld, andithasmorelaunchavailabilitythanAmericadoesthecountry.
I thinkthebiggestthingtobedoneinspaceisyettoevenbethoughtoffbecausenobody's hadaccesstothedomaintobeabletoexperimentoninnovate.
We'rejustgettingstarted.
Thedefinitionofsuccessformeistoreceive a textmessagefromoneofmystaffsaying, Hopeyouenjoyedyourlunch, Pete.
Bytheway, anotheronelaunchedanotheroneonthepad.
Wecangettothatpoint.
We'relaunchesdebtcommonplacethere, uninteresting, andthatfrequentintheworldthatwewillliveinis a definitelyanincrediblydifferentplace.
Maybebetter, certainlyhavebeenappliestobe a turtlefileleft.
It's a worseplace.
I think I'm theonlynon 1,000,000,000 yearthat's doingthis.