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Expert Reactions | Published: 14 November 201914 November 2019

New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year, according to a report commissioned […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 November 201908 November 2019

Mission control for an international space mission to locate and measure global methane emissions will be based in New Zealand. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 201916 July 2019

July 21 (NZT) will mark 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the Moon. It was […]

In the News | Published: 04 March 201905 March 2019

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturer has sent the Dragon capsule into space for its first test flight with a sole […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 January 201811 April 2018

Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket and deployed satellites into orbit this afternoon, a milestone for the company and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 May 201703 August 2018

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket yesterday from the Māhia Peninsula. #ItsaTest ©Rocket Lab Despite not reaching orbit, the company […]

In the News | Published: 23 February 201703 August 2018

No-one knows how to drum up excitement before an announcement quite like NASA. This morning they announced the discovery of […]

In the News | Published: 27 September 201611 April 2018

New Zealand’s first orbital launch site has been opened on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island’s east coast. Los […]

In the News | Published: 05 July 201603 May 2017

After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]

In the News | Published: 12 February 201612 February 2016

The discovery of tiny ripples in the fabric of space and time is causing big waves in national and global […]