Rocket Lab bags second Mars contract with ‘opportunities in the billions’
But there's a snag with its first mission to the Red Planet.
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Financial Times: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is pushing to loosen limits on transmissions.
Judith Collins reveals details of ‘red-tape cutting’ space strategy
New policy announced at Christchurch summit will be implemented by the end of 2025.
Aerospace summit: Protestors see too much defence work, startups say we’re too squeamish
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Protestors outside the New Zealand Aerospace Summit 2024 at the Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald
SpaceX to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars
Musk said the first uncrewed starship to land on Mars would be within five years.
Inside the space school collapse: Where millions and Kiwi parents' money went
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket successfully deploys five Kineis satellites to orbit
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Hawke's Bay community rallies to send Napier students to space camp in Canterbury
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Earth set to become a two moon planet
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Powerful superconductor electric rocket thruster being built in a Wellington shed.
Bezos plots GPS rival as Putin menaces satellite systems
Telegraph: Tech giant's Project Kuiper will compete against Elon Musk's Starlink, too.
Tech billionaire completes first private spacewalk
Elon Musk’s company again succeeded in pushing the boundaries of commercial spaceflight.
Webb telescope detects what looks like a giant question mark in space
'The cosmos itself teases us with a cosmic question mark.'
Tairāwhiti's aerospace vision: Unlocking economic and cultural opportunities
A 5% market share could boost Tairāwhiti's economy by $500 million and create 4000 jobs.
Nasa makes discovery ‘as important as gravity’ about Earth
Scientists find ‘invisible force’ lifting up sky 240km above the planet.
‘Apollo 13 had a near-zero chance of survival – but Mum always thought Dad would make it back’
Nasa commander Jim Lovell's kids recall the trauma of his final mission ahead of new film.
Nasa to keep two astronauts trapped in space until next year
Boeing's Starliner faces new setbacks as Nasa opts for SpaceX return mission.
‘Pristine night skies’: Kaikōura plans to dim the lights
Lights should be turned downwards and off when not needed to reduce light pollution.
Stranded in space? Nasa doesn’t see the Starliner astronauts that way
New York Times: The astronauts face an eight-month stay after Starliner glitch.
Blast-off: Why Rocket Lab shares are up 38%
Plus: Helicopters offloaded after firm calls time on mid-air catch.
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The terrifying reason why we’ve never met aliens
Hollywood films may be filled with aliens, but the silence from space is deafening.
Eight days to eight months: Space crew could be in space until Feb as Nasa weighs options
Decision on Starliner vs SpaceX return for astronauts remains pending amid safety debates.
Rocket Lab shares blast off after it reports revenue surge
Firm receives more backing from Uncle Sam, updates on Neutron.
Long days and freezing nights in search of the perfect photo
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'Running out of time': A big asteroid is coming close, should we be excited or afraid?
A massive space rock will go hurtling past Earth, zooming 10 times faster than a bullet.
Fewer flight delays, cancellations expected from GPS mapping project in space
The satellite technology will gather more information from space.
First liquidator's report out on Actura NZ: debts of $3.6m listed
Director blamed the pandemic as well as a failure to secure urgent funding to keep going.
‘Parents are hurting’: Kiwi and Aus families fight to recoup $22m owed by Nasa tour company
Actura owes millions to NZ and Aussie families sent into debt to fund axed student tours.