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The Government has announced 2 new awards to recognise the talented people working in New Zealand’s space and emerging aviation sectors and inspire young people.

In a first for New Zealand, research hardware is on its way to the International Space Station.

The MethaneSAT mission has successfully launched into space, marking a milestone in the development of New Zealand’s space sector.

The New Zealand Space Agency has signed a space science and technology partnership agreement with Australia’s leading space research organisation, the SmartSat Co-operative Research Centre.

High-flying graduate students are encouraged to reach for the stars and apply for the New Zealand Space Scholarship programme to support an internship at NASA’s Ames Research Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 2024.

An opportunity is now available for New Zealand researchers to partner with NASA on Earth observation research.

New Zealand’s first National Space Policy, which sets out Aotearoa New Zealand’s values and high-level objectives for space activities, was launched today.

A research facility prototype developed in Christchurch will soon orbit Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) under a partnership between MBIE and US space company Axiom Space.

Key focus areas for collaborative research between New Zealand and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were announced today.

Recipients of the 2023 New Zealand Space Scholarship and Alexander J. Willoughby Fellowship, which support internships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), were announced in a ceremony at Parliament today.