Rocket Lab’s Sir Peter Beck, ever the realist, wonders whether competing against Starlink is worth the investment

by Peter B. de Selding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Rocket Lab Chief Executive Sir Peter Beck appeared to question whether the company’s goal of mimicking SpaceX and Amazon in becoming a fully verticalized company with a core applications business is the right strategy.

In a curious speech here Feb. 4 at the SmallSat Symposium, organized by Satnews Events, Sir Peter showed more excitement about Mars exploration as governments cede more control to commercial companies than in conventional applications including Earth observation and data delivery.

On Earth observation, he . . .

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