Rocket Lab Appoints Andrew Bunker as Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy
November 09 2021 - 04:05PM
Business Wire
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the
Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems,
today announced the appointment of Andrew Bunker to the role of
Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy,
effective November 8, 2021.
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Andrew Bunker, Vice President of
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Mr. Bunker will be primarily responsible for the development and
execution of company’s federal, state, and local government
strategy. Mr. Bunker will also play a leading role in strengthening
Rocket Lab’s engagement with industry associations. The appointment
comes as Rocket Lab expands its end-to-end ecosystem footprint with
the acquisition of flight software company Advanced Solutions Inc
in Colorado, and also narrows down potential locations for a new
production facility and launch site for the reusable, medium-lift
Neutron rocket.
Mr. Bunker brings more than a decade of experience in
legislative affairs and space regulation to the Rocket Lab team.
Prior to joining Rocket Lab, Mr. Bunker held the role of Director
of Government Operations at United Launch Alliance (ULA). In this
role, he was responsible for representing ULA before Congress on
matters of importance to the company, including national security,
civil, and commercial space. He also supported ULA’s engagement on
regulatory matters before various federal agencies. Prior to
working at ULA, Mr. Bunker worked for House Speaker John A.
Boehner, where he served in a variety of positions supporting
legislative efforts and operations on the House Floor. Mr. Bunker
serves as the Marketing Chair of the Washington Space Business
Roundtable and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science
from Wake Forest University.
“Andrew is a seasoned leader with an impressive background in
legislative affairs and strong bipartisan relationships across
government and industry stakeholders,” said Rocket Lab Founder and
CEO, Peter Beck. “He brings strong insight and vision to the Rocket
Lab team at a pivotal time for the company as we look to expand our
footprint with manufacturing facilities and a launch site for our
Neutron launch vehicle, as well as our growing Space Systems teams
in California, Colorado, and Toronto. We are thrilled to welcome
Andrew to the team at Rocket Lab as we strengthen our position as a
leading end-to-end space company.”
Mr. Bunker said, “Rocket Lab continues to make space more
accessible to the world and as the company’s capabilities expand
beyond small launch with Neutron, as well as into space systems, I
am thrilled to join the team during this exciting time and look
forward to supporting our customers' priorities.”
About Rocket Lab
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with
an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable
launch services, spacecraft components, satellites and other
spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster,
easier and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long
Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron
small orbital launch vehicle and the Photon satellite platform and
is developing the Neutron 8-ton payload class launch vehicle. Since
its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab’s Electron
launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S.
rocket annually and has delivered 105 satellites to orbit for
private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in
national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation,
Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket
Lab’s Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA
missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private
commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at
two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital
launch site located in New Zealand, one of which is currently
operational, and a second launch site in Virginia, USA which is
expected to become operational by the end of 2021. To learn more,
visit www.rocketlabusa.com.
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