NASA Escorted Rocket Lab CEO Off Its Premises In 2006 — He Then Drew A Logo On A Napkin And Launched His Own Multi-Billion Dollar Space Business
In 2006, a rocket-crazy kid from New Zealand traveled to the United States to show off his experiments to NASA with hopes of landing an internship. He ended up being escorted off the premises, but that didn't cool his jets. He went home, drew a logo on a napkin and started building his own space company.