What was the process of establishing the world's first private orbital launch site in New Zealand?

Peter Beck
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Founder & CEO at Rocket Lab

Niche: Production
Revenue: Approx. 78 Million USD/month
Location: Long Beach, California, US
Started: 2006

We needed our own launch site to ensure our launch fees remained financially viable for our low-cost Electron rocket. Because New Zealand had no existing space industry, we built the entire supply chain and regulatory framework from scratch. The government worked with us to formulate space laws that suited our commercial needs.

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