It's been a while since we produced our story on Rocket Lab. Based on a user ask, we are refreshing it.

Rocket Lab is not just a “mini‑SpaceX,” but the shed‑born New Zealand upstart that turned a small rocket into a wedge into the entire space infrastructure stack—evolving from Electron, the world’s most flown dedicated small launcher, into a vertically integrated builder of satellites, components, and full constellations that now wins billion‑dollar U.S. defense and missile‑warning contracts, while betting its future on Neutron, a reusable medium‑lift rocket designed to compete for mega‑constellations and national security missions—making this a story of how a self‑taught founder rejected by NASA built one of the most important space companies of the 2020s from the bottom of the world.

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Transcript https://empor.top/us/RKLB

• I. Introduction & Episode Roadmap
• II. Origin Story: The Kiwi in the Shed
• III. The Electron Gamble: 3D Printing & Battery Straps
• IV. "It's a Test" and Reaching Orbit
• V. The Great Pivot: Space Systems & The M&A Spree
• VI. Neutron: The War for Mega-Constellations
• VII. The Modern Era: From Startup to Prime Contractor
• VIII. Analysis: Power & Playbook
• IX. Bear vs. Bull Case
• X. Epilogue & Future