Podcast

S2 Episode 1: Mark Rocket — Kea Aerospace

on 16 Apr 2025

The Bold Company Podcast, hosted by Business Canterbury’s Hannah Weeds and Ruffells' Tim McInnes, offers a compelling glimpse into the dynamic world of Canterbury’s business community. In each episode, they sit down with visionaries driving innovation, resilience, and success in the region.

Season 2 Episode 1

Episode 8 features Mark Rocket CEO of Kea Aerospace, the only high-altitude flight company based in the Southern Hemisphere.

In this episode, we discuss Mark Rocket’s career path and his upcoming mission with Blue Origin, which will see him travel to space in mid-May. Mark shares how this milestone fulfils a lifelong ambition and reflects on the broader potential of aerospace innovation.

Mark discusses his current venture, Kea Aerospace, which focuses on developing solar-powered aircraft capable of flying in the stratosphere for extended periods. The project evolved from his desire to build an aerospace ecosystem in the South Island after Rocket Lab was established in Auckland...

The second season of the podcast is sponsored byr, Christchurch Airport – growing the engine room for Canterbury businesses and ChristchurchNZ, the city's economic development agency, shaping an economy where people and places thrive. And the lovely people at Ruffells, one of Christchurch’s leading creative studios, are helping us make this happen by recording and post-producing the series and bringing the good vibes.

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