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![SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s engine fails during satellite launch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s engine fails during satellite launch
Starlink satellites aboard the rocket were deployed but in a lower orbit than intended.
![Twice the bonus for women: Rocket Lab defends recruitment referral programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Twice the bonus for women: Rocket Lab defends recruitment referral programme
Space company wants to boost the number of women in its workforce.
![Space operator and iwi deny involvement in lakeside hut evictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Space operator and iwi deny involvement in lakeside hut evictions
An elderly fisherman wonders if he's been evicted for launchpad purposes.
![Sky fast-tracks HBO’s Wild Wild Space film - featuring Rocket Lab and Sir Peter Beck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Sky fast-tracks HBO’s Wild Wild Space film - featuring Rocket Lab and Sir Peter Beck
Steven Spielberg's Amblin is one of the production companies behind the docu-movie.
![Life on Earth? Ancient asteroid reveals new solar system secrets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Life on Earth? Ancient asteroid reveals new solar system secrets
Ancient asteroid fragments answer questions about life on Earth and the solar system.
![Nasa astronauts on troubled Boeing capsule will stay in space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Nasa astronauts on troubled Boeing capsule will stay in space
Two Nasa astronauts will stay in space longer to keep troubleshooting Boeing’s capsule.
![Behind Rocket Lab’s 50th Launch: Realising Sir Peter Beck’s dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Behind Rocket Lab’s 50th Launch: Realising Sir Peter Beck’s dream
"As a kid in Invercargill, I wanted to work for Nasa." Instead, he built his own rocket.
![Boeing faults leave two astronauts stranded in orbit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Boeing faults leave two astronauts stranded in orbit
Starliner setback is delaying International Space Station crew returning to Earth.
![Rocket Lab signs 10-launch deal with Japanese company](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rocket Lab signs 10-launch deal with Japanese company
'Japan’s space industry is one of the fastest growing globally': Beck.
![What NZ could tell us about life on Mars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
What NZ could tell us about life on Mars
Aotearoa's world-famous hot springs could help answer one of science’s biggest questions.
![Three days in space were enough to change four astronauts’ bodies and minds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Three days in space were enough to change four astronauts’ bodies and minds
New York Times: Space crew suffered temporary cognitive declines and genetic changes.
![Placing a bet on space industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Placing a bet on space industry
NZ's space industry will be spotlighted during Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan.
![Rocket Lab lands $41 million in Chips Act funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rocket Lab lands $41 million in Chips Act funding
Money will double production, create 100 jobs.
![Astronaut behind iconic 'Earthrise' photo killed in plane crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Astronaut behind iconic 'Earthrise' photo killed in plane crash
William Anders took the iconic 'Earthrise' photo showing Earth as a blue marble from space
![Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Back to business for King's Birthday Honours 2024
A change in Government has meant a clear shift in focus for the 2024 list.
![Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback
Last-minute computer trouble nixed a launch attempt for Boeing's first astronaut flight.
![Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of the Moon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of the Moon
Chinese spacecraft lands on the Moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing US space race.
!['Don’t think this is accidental': Elon Musk dominates space launch. Rivals call foul](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
'Don’t think this is accidental': Elon Musk dominates space launch. Rivals call foul
New York Times: New competitors say SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.
![Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rocket Lab sends Nasa polar satellite into space
A climate change-focused mission from Mahia.
![Celebration for Māori as honours handed out in Wellington](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Celebration for Māori as honours handed out in Wellington
Māori astronomer among award recipients.