火箭实验室的发射The Launch of Rocket LabSir Peter Beck

基本信息

Book Details

ISBN-13: 9780473741228

ISBN-10: 0473741229

Author: Peter Griffin, Sir Peter Beck

Publisher: Blackwell & Ruth

Imprint: Blackwell & Ruth

Format: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 300

Release Date: 4 December 2025

Weight: 0g

Dimensions: 305mm x 258mm x 34mm

基本信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

概要

从车库到银河：火箭实验室的故事

奇迹往往发生在看似不可能与不可能之间。火箭实验室正是在这样的境地诞生的。

彼得·贝克爵士从小就立志要探索太空。十几岁时，当他在父母的车库里摆弄摩托车时，他便悄然酝酿着一个计划——这个计划成就了世界上具活力和影响力的航空航天制造商之一。

《火箭实验室的诞生》一书记录了火箭实验室从一家初创公司成长为国际巨头的非凡历程，并在全球太空竞赛中与两位世界首富展开竞争。

书中收录了大量珍贵的幕后照片，以及对贝克爵士、他的团队、投资者和行业专家的采访，生动展现了火箭实验室走向成功的每一步。从早期筹集风险投资，到成功发射“电子号”小型轨道运载火箭——彻底改变了我们看待和进入太空的方式——再到公司在美国各地扩张、上市，以及与包括美国国防高级研究计划局（DARPA）、太空测试计划、美国空军太空司令部和美国国家航空航天局（NASA）在内的众多重要机构建立无数合作关系。

如今，火箭实验室已成为发射50枚火箭进入太空速度快的公司，市值达136.3亿美元，火星探测任务正在筹备中，并计划在不久的将来抵达金星。火箭实验室早已超越了其规模，远远超出了国际社会的预期。《火箭实验室的发射》讲述了一个关于创新、奉献、团队合作和成就的故事，记录了公司过去的发展历程，并展望了其充满无限可能的未来。

Summary

From Garage to Galaxy: The Rocket Lab Story

Somewhere between unlikely and impossible is where magic happens. This is where Rocket Lab was born.

From a young age Sir Peter Beck had his mind set on one thing: space. And as he tinkered with motorbikes in his parents’ garage as a teenager, he was quietly forming a plan—a plan that would eventuate into the establishment of one of the most dynamic and influential aerospace manufacturers the world has ever seen.

The Launch of Rocket Lab traces Rocket Lab’s extraordinary journey from fledgling start-up to international powerhouse competing against two of the world’s richest men in the global space race.

Remarkable behind-the-scenes photographs and original interviews with Beck, his team, investors, and industry experts provide a thrilling insider account of each step in Rocket Lab’s path to success. From the early days raising venture capital to the successful launch of the first Electron small orbital launch vehicle—which transformed the way we see and access space—to the company’s expansion across the US, going public on the stock exchange, and its countless partnerships with major organizations including the DARPA, the Space Test Program, United States Air Force Space Command, and NASA.

Now the fastest company to launch 50 rockets into space, with a market cap of US$13.63 billion, a mission to Mars in production, and plans to reach Venus in the foreseeable future, Rocket Lab has long outgrown its humble beginnings and far surpassed international expectations. A story of innovation, dedication, teamwork, and brilliance, The Launch of Rocket Lab documents the company’s past as it looks to a future of unlimited possibility.

作者简介

彼得·贝克爵士是火箭实验室（Rocket Lab）的创始人兼首席执行官。火箭实验室是一家总部位于新西兰的公司，致力于设计、制造和发射先进的火箭和卫星。彼得出生于20世纪70年代的新西兰南端城市因弗卡吉尔，并在那里长大。在他创立火箭实验室之前，新西兰的火箭行业几乎一片空白，因此他是一位颇具传奇色彩的企业家。贝克是一位自学成才的工程师，出身于中产阶级家庭，从未上过大学。2006年，29岁的他创立了火箭实验室，目标是开发专门用于发射小型卫星的火箭，从而更快、更便捷、更经济地进入太空，推动科学、创新和探索。如今，火箭实验室已成为公认的全球航空航天领导，拥有超过2000名员工，市值达136.3亿美元。彼得·格里芬是一位常驻新西兰的科技记者，拥有超过20年的媒体从业经验，报道领域涵盖科学、技术、媒体和商业。

Sir Peter Beck is the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, a New Zealand-founded company that designs, builds and launches advanced rockets and satellites. Born and raised in 1970s Invercargill, New Zealand’s southern-most city, Peter is an unlikely entrepreneur in an industry that was non-existent in New Zealand until he founded Rocket Lab. Beck, a self-taught engineer who grew up in a middle-class family and never went to university, founded Rocket Lab in 2006 at the age of 29 with the goal of developing rockets specifically dedicated to launching small satellites to make it faster, easier and more cost-effective to reach space, enabling science, innovation and exploration. Today, Rocket Lab is widely recognized as a global leader in aerospace employing over 2,000 people with a market cap of US＄13.63 billion. Peter Griffin is a New Zealand-based science and technology journalist with over twenty years’ experience in media covering science, technology, media and business.