118 - Planetary Exploration at Rocket Lab (feat. Peter Beck)

Rocket Lab is about more than just rockets. With their Photon bus, they can provide an end to end platform service to enable low-cost planetary exploration to multiple destinations. With flights coming up to the Moon, Venus and Mars, they've become an important player in the planetary exploration space. CEO Peter Beck joins Jake to talk about their approach and why it's important.We talk Rockets, Planets, and MoreRocket Lab to fly NASA mission CAPSTONE to the MoonRocket Lab to fly private mission to VenusRocket Lab to enable EscaPADE to MarsRocket Lab Solar Panels to power PsycheFollow PeterPeter's TwitterRocket Lab TwitterFollow Jake & WeMartiansWeMartians.comPatreon (https://www.wemartians.com/support)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Mailing List (https://wemartians.com/signup)Twitter (@we_martians)Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal YouTubeMarsti.meMarsti.meLearn about time on Mars! See live mission clocks, learn about sols and Mars years and solar longitude, and discover your Martian birthday! Visit Marsti.me, a new site from Jake.Great Red Spot Planetary Park DesignCelebrate Pioneer 10's 50th launch anniversary with the Great Red Spot Planetary Park design at the WeMartians shop today! You can get it in a t-shirt or on a coffee mug.Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt and explore Jupiter up close!