Ignition: The Launch of Rocket Lab

By Peter Griffin

Based on original interviews with key Rocket Lab insiders including many hours of interviews with founder Sir Peter Beck, IGNITION traces the company's remarkable first two decades from its earliest days to its role today as a global leader in aerospace.

Based on original interviews with key Rocket Lab insiders including many hours of interviews with founder Sir Peter Beck, IGNITION traces the company's remarkable first two decades from its earliest days to its role today as a global leader in aerospace. Rocket Lab now makes one of the most launched rockets in the world, employing over 2,000 highly skilled people. It is the most prolific commercial launch provider globally behind only SpaceX having launched 54 missions to space and deployed more than 160 satellites to orbit, including scientific and climate monitoring satellites for NASA, national security satellites for international governments, high school and university research satellites and innovative new commercial satellites constellations. A mission to Mars is currently in production to launch twin spacecraft for NASA's ESCAPADE mission.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0473741229
• ISBN13: 9780473741228
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Blackwell & Ruth
• Length: 300 Pages
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 12.0"