Exclusive look inside Rocket Lab's factory!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2018
- Rocket Lab may have just dropped a nuke on the small sat launch market by secretly opening up an enormous factory in Auckland, New Zealand.
With only about 72 hours notice, I wound up flying to New Zealand to get an exclusive look at their new 7,500 sq/m (80,700 sq/ft) factory that is streamlined for an impressive production rate.
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Wow it is so much easier for Rocketlab to launch Rockets compared to SpaceX because Rocketlab can just drop them into space
😂😂😂 I was really confused for a second and then I laughed out loud 😂😂😂
Ha
huh?
@@OMGitsjustperfect It's a southern hemisphere joke. Since everything is upside-down down there, their rockets just "fall" into space.
Wait, so that _isn't_ how they do it?
The fact that I live in Australia means I'll probably never get to the U.S to see a rocket launch, but I could get to new zealand to see one of these launch, I'm incredibly excited.
I understand Australia has started to develop its own launch capability. The more the merrier!
Hopefully Gilmore will soon reveal site/s
Scott Roberts dude you got beat by the kiwis
If you want to see real launches, come to Florida
I'm only a 2 hour drive from rocket lab lol
Wow! It's awesome that they actually let you in to touch all of their stuff and actually interview Peter Beck the man himself! SpaceX and Boeing have yet to do that and it was so great seeing you interview him, hopefully, the same happens with Elon soon! Love you Tim, keep up the great content!
We found New Zealanders to be very welcoming and warm people. Very down to earth (no pun intended). Doesn't surprise me he got to interview "the man".
+indylovelace: lol, the puns. We are so warm, that is why we wear almost exclusively t-shirts. 0:20 :3
@@josephdickson3531 t-shirts + shorts also barefoot if possible.
It's already happened with Elon. th-cam.com/video/TQ6tZtGrShg/w-d-xo.html
indylovelace what man?
Yeah it’s really annoying being in the Southern Hemisphere. One time I dropped my wallet and it just flew right off.
Toilets had to be reinvented when James Cook discovered New Zeeland.
Lol and you be piss'n in your own face
But it makes launching rockets very easy.
@@bc4458 He was very surprised and dubbed some nearby islands "Sandwich Islands" after his meal the day befor.
Just build the rockets in the southern hemisphere and let them fall into space.
Watch this video with your monitor upside down for the full experience.
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They are in the southern hemisphere, I get it 😃
i literally did that
“...and then you go and smash it through the atmosphere...”
Love it! Hope you enjoyed your trip here!! 🇳🇿🇺🇸
Tim dod so strong he can push rockets
In Solviet Russia, Rocket push u!
actually, yeah, that's pretty much what a soyouz does....
@@aleeexandre3707 Except in the one off chance it doesn't. *Cough cough _MS-10_
@@VeryFamousActor lol
@@VeryFamousActor and the others
I bet you loved my country of New Zealand and now understand the Kiwi Can Do attitude that makes us conquer any challenge. look forward to seeing the full interview and seeing how you deal with kiwi slang and our sense of humor that we are known for.
Noel Andrew New Zealand is my dream tourist location. Would love to visit. Never heard anything bad about it and I love the accents. But he was saying “Composite” in a way I couldn’t understand. Had to turn on subtitles. Haha
You people sold yourselves with the Lord of the Rings films. We KNOW you can do anything
Pretty country but that region of the world is rife with clandestine Chinese interest. The Australian leadership has set a good example thus far kicking those psychos out (but may not be entirely finished). You guys should follow their example so our governments (USA and NZ) can finally totally trust each other again.
@@ryanlines637 you must have a large window
Never once met a Kiwi that is antiAmerican, but youll take our jobs, technology and engineering....and then relabel it... "Kiwi Can Do"!
Well since international is on the table.....
A trip to see the Soyuz factory would be awesome for the history alone.
I don't think this will ever happen in nearby future.
@@lukapapez maybe not but it would definitely be worth the effort to see one of the most successful programs in history's place of birth
Yeah, but just be carefull with the drill if they let you tinker a little.
Welcome to NZ! Great video on Rocket Lab. I’m still amazed that my home country is in the rocket business!
Same!
me three!
Amazing! I would love to visit New Zealand one day
It isn't nice.
LemonFlavouredAndroid Yeah bro you might get shanked by the Mungall mob
Even as a kiwi, I'm gonna say it isn't like it is advertised as overseas, so you shouldn't get your expectations up. :P Some of the best things I enjoy about New Zealand however aren't (or before they were) tourist attractions.
I live here in Auckland and looking for a job with rocket labs there's heaps going at the moment.
I used to dislike New Zealand, when you grow up here in the Lord of the rings like landscape it's just normal to me, after traveling overseas it gave me a different perspective. If your a star glazer like I think you are this time of the year is amazing, in real life its like in photos.
@@josephdickson3531 Well there's always Black Birch
It's so nice to see you interview people rather than people from mainstream media who have no idea how one rocket differs from another. You ask the right questions. Really enjoyed it. Can't wait for the full video
Yeah, did you see Elon Musk's face light up a few weeks ago when Tim asked an interesting technical question instead of yet another variation on, "How much did that guy pay to fly around the Moon?"
Odysseus Rex Yeah it really makes me wish they'd do a technical Q&A sometime where people like Tim and engineers ask him questions
@@MinerMovie Well you don't usually from most employee's do you?
Yes!!! Thank you so much Tim!! Btw, we are all praying that Elon will do a q and a with you!
Elon must get thousands of requests per day. If he interviews every person that asked like Tim for the same bloody questions, he’d get nothing done.
@@IOwnThisHandle I know that, but to talk to someone with such passion like Tim would increase excitment for SpaceX, and possibly Tesla, so I think it would be a worthwile investment in the long run.
While 167k is a considerable amount of subs, I feel you think Tim is bigger than he actually is. Not to sound harsh or mean, but he is but one of many that share such a passion and excitement for space.
I was too until he put this interview behind a paywall. What the hell.
There is plenty of other people that make space videos.
Thanks to all the Patrons that help Tim (EDA) make this amazing content possible. As he says in every stream or video, without your help this wouldn’t be possible...really. Also, thanks to the viewers who stick true to their curiousness and willingness to learn from such a figure as Tim.
Thanks Tim for all you do, all your hard work and dedication to teaching and showing the world your content!
🙏🙏🙏 you’re truly the best! Thank you!!! That means so much!!!
Bowtie? Bill Bill Bill....
Tim Tim Tim, Tim Dodd The Everyday Astronaut!
Because wearing a bow tie makes you Bill just like that. Not anyone else that wore a bow tie, just bill.
Bowties are cool
At least he didn't wear a fez...
@@toboterxp8155 😄
Bowtie, Bowie
Whoa, that was amazing, you actually got to push it around! Off to check out the full interview now, while I can still afford it. (You're welcome, btw... ;-) and so very worth it.) Keep being awesome!
they clearly unlocked miniaturization!
So much excitement for this company - Go NZ!!
Who would have thought someday you might go to Middle Earth to watch rocket launches?
It looks like you enjoyed your trip to Aeoteroa / New Zealand. So cool to see this type of tech in little old New Zealand! Great video and keep it up!
You're doing gods work with all this content. Congrats on the rapid grow of this amazing channel.
I can't wait for when they start launching regularly, I'll finally be able to see a rocket launch and don't have to travel thousands of kilometers to get there, just a quick 8ish hour drive across the island
Once they do I'll come over from OZ for a launch or two as well :D
As an EU-citizen, you only need to go to France to see an Ariane-rocket starting.
BTW did you know Kourou is part of France?
hopefully they will decrease the NGZ area.
I still suspect weather will be the major sticking point for viewing.
Notice 9 day's this time
New business op there
Man I really wasn't that excited for Rocket Lab until I saw this video. Go Electron!
Really like your content dude! Keep up the good stuff!
First video I've seen you out and about. You did an excellent job and this was an excellent topic. Keep up the great work!
Just to let you know, us New Zealander's were building motor bikes(Britten v1000) out of carbon fiber before we were building boats out of it.
Tim, I love that Space Shuttle shirt, and the bowtie is a nice touch. That's a fantastic video on Rocketlab too. It was nice of them to sit down for the interview. Hopefully SpaceX or ULA will sit down for an interview with you next.
Awesome video! I couldn't help thinking if Peter Beck started a weapons development program, he could be Cyndrome from "The Incredibles". Smart company with a bright future.
iirc about ten years ago some old bloke in NZ got a visit from The Authorities because he was building a cruise missile in his garden shed.
That's Syndrome.
@@TheOneWhoMightBe Actually I think it was in someone else's
But where is it now?
Well done man! Looking forward to more great videos!!!!
Thank you for covering a slightly less well known company. When it comes to space exploration, it should be all hands on deck and no one gets left out
Great video Tim I’m Aussie but I support rocket lab
Been waiting on this video!!! Little Twitter teasers did their job lol...Glad you could give us a cool inside look. Your 'Stellar' my dude!
Nice job Tim! Mr Everyday Astronaut! Thank you for sharing this and everything else as always!
That’s an absolutely beautiful facility! And I’m super impressed that 5 rockets are already constructed. I can’t wait to see this company grow
Love to see them grow in 2023
Just got the f1 shirt and i love it
You’re the best!!!!!
All he needs is a Tweed jacket and a sonic screwdriver
Mecanum Wheels! I loved them for the robotics competitions I went into cause you are easily able to strafe.
On one hand, you probably have to have really clean floors for these wheels to work correctly. On the other hand, this is a rocket factory, so if the floors aren't clean, they have problems.
@@joeymcguire5886 in my experience they work on most floors as long as the four wheels are usually touching the ground. We've used them on floors where the robots 3 wheel a lot and they start to drift a bit but it can usually be fixed with a little compensation from the others
And there's some wheelchair manufacturers that are adding in mecanum wheels with active suspension to keep them on the ground so people can navigate tighter spaces better
If you want to have exactly zero precision while strafing.
@@monster860 they have great precision if you set them up right. That's like Ackerman steering on a car gives you zero precision for going straight
Wow. It's not every day you get to have a tour of a rocket company's facilities and an interview with the ceo like this. Great job!
Right in the middle of a planespotting video and my Beatles listening trip! Anyway, any video of yours is welcomed with all warmth from me.
Looks like the trip of a lifetime. Great job Tim.
Awesome video :)
Where did you buy this shirt, it looks soo nice
Greetings from Vancouver! What an AWESOME video!!! And I love the music too!
Well I hope you enjoyed your time in my lovely country.
Why hello there
tehrsbash GENERAL KENOBI!
Actually in all seriousness, can the Ngai Tahu give Rocketlab resource consent for Birdlings Flat already?
Agreed! I want to watch a rocket launch from my house
@@CodyDockerty I was so disappointed when they failed to get the consent, would love to see launches close to home.
You’re great Tim. Keep up the excellent work
Hey Tim, I'm a proud NZer and so stoked with what Rocketlab are doing down here in Aotearoa. NZ has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to going fast, for little to no money. For example we've had Burt Munro (World's Fastest Indian), Bruce McLaren (Of McLaren F1 fame), Britten Motorcycles (th-cam.com/video/FjXA6E0eqao/w-d-xo.html), Team NZ (yachting), Scott Dixon (US Indy car 5 time champ), and now ROCKETLAB. Being so far away from the rest of the world means that, in the past especially, Kiwis have had to develop a DIY attitude to building and fixing a lot of things. So proud of Rocketlab for flying the Aoteroa flag into SPACE! I hope you are enjoying your stay, Tim.
When Peter Beck said: "Sheer layers" I basically choked on my mug of bleach, cuz I heard "Sheila's". Had to check the captions. Most Australasian thing I've ever think I've heard.
Maybe that's 1 of the employee"s
Your videos are going from strength to strength, Tim. The fact that Peter was so happy to give you an interview, that makes him awesome in my books. Keep up the great work, mate.
Great video! Thanks. Obviously, you’ve done a lot of hard work to get here. And it’s paid off.
Meccanum wheels!!!!! Yass
very fun to drive robots with this wheel setup
niezzer agreed :). Omni wheels are nice too
@Lego We've had better results using an H-Drive setup using omni wheels than a Mecanum drive setup, just because of overall speed
Francisco F that’s exactly what we’re doing this year. Last year we were aiming for a tank bot so the heavy sturdy mechanum wheels were nice.
@@franciscofabregat1686 think I used that setup in 2015 was real fun
Rocket Lab is officially my new favorite space launch company / provider.
So futuristic, and beautiful. At the same time, very practical too
Love mecanum wheels. My son uses them for the robots he builds for competitions.
Just when I watch and I think to myself, how can he better his content?? You do this!!! Awesome footage as always. 👍
Very cool! You're right, the chance to see a rocket launch would have a large impact on any decision I might make about visiting NZ. And I really love the design of those wheels...
I live round the corner from the auckland base, i used to deliver gas bottles to their lab at the university, and i remember when peter came to look at buying a warehouse as a potential base where i worked a few years later. He was pretty cool guy. Love what they are doing, and love your channel bro🤘 might apply for a job there, sweeping up space dust
Awesome!! Here in India we don't get tours of industry, and to have an opportunity to watch an although brief but informativel tour of rocket lab was really amazing!!
New Zealand are the masterminds on large carbon fiber projects from motorbikes to boats and of course rockets now.. Peter Beck and his team have broken the mould on rocket construction in so many ways.. and tim great content keep it up !!!
Dude it was amazing!!! Thanks!
I was already two times in New Zealand, and I'm from Germany
im just here after neutron announcement, this video will go down to history
Really impressive what those guys are doing. Great job delivering us these amazing shots Tim.
Where did you get that shirt with the space shuttels from? I would like to wear this on a job interview :D.
Been to New Zealand recently and drove around both the north and south island. Wanted to go and check the spaceport out! Beautiful country
Dam that Rocket factory is Beautiful.
These guys are becoming my favourite rocket company. Very interesting technology.
While this particular video was not as 'in depth' as some of your others I really do appreciate what you did here. I knew very little about Rocket Lab. Now I know more and have greater interest. Thank you Tim!
Thanks Marvin! Since I had already done that in depth video on the Electron, there wasn’t too much to depth to go into, more or less just super stoked for this cool company!
@@EverydayAstronaut awww yeah. Keep it coming. You really do bring it down to earth.
Best of luck to them and their innovative pursuits.
Wow, I have lived in NZ my whole life but it wasn't until the host pointed out he is on the bottom of the world that i realised i have been walking upside-down all this time. Truly amazing.
You are awesome Tim!
best rocket channel
Amazing video, thank you!
Welcome to nz! my home. I don't live in Auckland, I live in a rural town a bit lower down. But I've still talked to Peter beck and I'm so wowed by how smart and cool people like this are. And I'm only 13
Awesome video!
Please do more videos on rocketlab!!
Your videos are lit! So good.
To quote Tech Sergeant Chen “Wow, the floors are so clean.” Tim another home run podcast!
This is so awesome! Opening up opportunities to work in the space industry especially for Australia and bringing it closer to investing more in the space industry.
As someone living in WA I hope to join the space industry in the future although my place isn't exactly that focused on it.
Thanks for the good news.
Thanks tim!
New Zealand holiday with a RocketLab launch viewing? Sounds like an ideal holiday in 5 years or so when I finish uni. Count me in
Lookin great, dude!!
Another great content
A black rocket in New Zealand... how surprising.
A happy coincidence?
Awesome. I get the feeling that space is the new game and people are ready for it.
When I was in high school we developed a robot that used those Mecanum wheels to rotate/travel in any direction. It could literally do 360s while traveling in a straight line. I always love the reaction when people first see Mecanum wheels in action.
Lookin' fresh, Tim!
WHOA what a beautiful mission control!!!!
from observing rockets from the internet to meeting the fricking CEO of Rocketlabs, you are really climbing the ladders my man, you might even be gifted a ticket to mars.. (great video as always)
Amazing!! Can't wait for next Electron launch!
Eventually.
I love you but, you look like you broke into Bill Nye's closet.
When you moved the rocket with your bare hand my brain thought it was a illusion/anomaly. That part was insane.
Each time we are near to the real conquest of the space
Really smart use of basic (KISS) COTS equip. Just as long as it’s redundant and secure it’s definitely a good cost solution.
The electron fuselages are sitting on mecanum wheels
Everyday Astronaut is getting International !! yeah baby
Those wheels alone blew my mind!
Just lookin happy using an Electron rocket as a toy car lol
As always, great video Tim!
Chur bro! Awesome video.
This might be the best set of interview questions I've ever heard in science/technology video journalism, please keep it up!
Tim's passion really shows. He regularly asks fantastic questions, and I say that as an engineering student. He really nails it.
Great video and shirt! Where can one get their hands on one?
Nice video. Hello from Romania.
How did I not see this until today? holy crap.