NASA Denied Peter Beck An Internship 20 Years Ago So He Drew A Logo On A Napkin And Launched Rocket Lab — Now It's A $15B Company

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In 2006, a young rocket enthusiast from New Zealand traveled to the United States to show off his experiments to NASA. He was hoping to walk away with an internship, but he was instead escorted off the premises.
That was all the motivation he needed. He quickly returned home, drew a…

This story appeared on benzinga.com, 2025-06-26 14:31:28.
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