'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus
September 23, 2025
Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.
As interest in Mars Sample Return (MSR) resurfaces, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck says his company already has experience with the spacecraft and hardware needed to get the interplanetary job done.
The MSR mission has taken on new urgency since a Sept. 10 NASA announcement that a Martian surface sample…