Ed Elson

And the narrative is just strongest around anthropic and weakest among open AI and somewhere in the middle of SpaceX, because you have Elon, he's a meme, he's great at, he's great.

You know, it is an exciting company.

It's got kind of just,

It's every eight-year-old's dream, you know, space and rockets and technology.

And I think some of those animal spirits will come in around SpaceX.

But if I were to rank them, I think that Anthropic has the biggest first-day pop.

Welcome to the Profiteer Markets Founder Series.

I'm Ed Elson.

The global space economy is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035.

What was once an industry dominated by governments is rapidly becoming one of the most important commercial markets in the world, shaping everything from national security and communications to scientific discovery and defense.

My next guest has built one of the leading companies at the center of that transformation.

What began as a company focused on lowering the cost and increasing the frequency of small satellite launches has evolved into a full-scale space systems business.

Today, the company designs satellites, builds spacecraft components,

and provides launch services that are helping shape the future of the commercial space industry.

With more than $200 million in revenue last quarter and a backlog that has grown to roughly $2.2 billion, the company has emerged as one of the biggest players in the future of space.

This is my conversation with Sir Peter Beck, the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab.

Peter, thank you so much for joining us on the show.

I think what would be helpful to get started here is an explanation of what Rocket Lab actually does.

Clearly, you're in the business of space, but there are lots of different things that are involved in the space industry.

So what is Rocket Lab doing?