S N A P C H A T
STAR TREKKING
ACROSS TO
ROCKET LAB
Rocket Lab has expanded its global
footprint with the unveiling of a new
production facility that rethinks the
way orbital rockets are built. The new
7,500 sq/m rocket development
and production facility in Auckland, is
designed for rapid mass production of
the Electron rocket.
Adding to Rocket Lab’s existing
production facility and headquarters
in Huntington Beach, California,
the new facility brings Rocket Lab’s
manufacturing footprint to more than
4.5 acres and enables the company
to build an Electron rocket every week.
The new facility was officially opened
on by Rocket Lab chief executive
Peter Beck and special guest William
Shatner, best known for his role as
Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series
and films.
“Every detail of the Rocket Lab launch
system has been designed to provide
small satellites with rapid and reliable
access to space. This requires the
ability to manufacture launch vehicles
at an unprecedented rate, so we’ve
expanded our global production
capability to build and launch an
Electron rocket to orbit every week,”
says Mr Beck.
“We have the team, the industryleading
launch vehicle, the global
production facilities and the launch
sites to liberate the small satellite
market. Rocket Lab has opened
access to orbit.”