The New Zealand Space Scholarship gives postgraduate STEM students the opportunity to undertake a fully supported 3-month internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, working alongside leading scientists and engineers on cutting-edge space missions and research.
The Minister for Space is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
Ground-based space infrastructure (GBSI) refers to the systems on Earth that interact with spacecraft.
We’re committed to keeping New Zealanders informed about the range of payloads launched from New Zealand and of New Zealand payloads that are launched overseas.
The Xerra Earth Observation Institute (formerly known as the Centre for Space Science Technology) is contracted by MBIE for $21.7 million excluding GST to establish, build and support a research institute with a focus on earth observation data.
New Zealand and the United Kingdom are deepening cooperation in space research and innovation through a new collaboration connecting researchers, businesses and government organisations in both countries.
Young imaginations from across New Zealand are being celebrated with the announcement of the Patch to the Future winners, a competition for students in Years 1–8 to design a mission patch for the New Zealand Space Agency’s 10th anniversary.
The Kiwi Space Activator is a pilot programme which enables the testing and validation of New Zealand technologies in orbit or on high-altitude platforms.
When Ella Fasciana joined the Synthetic Aperture Radar for Search and Rescue (SAR4SAR) project, as an emerging researcher at the University of Auckland, she wasn’t planning a career in search and rescue. She was looking for a research challenge that let her solve problems, create practical solutions, and make a meaningful difference.
A bilateral Space Dialogue between the US and New Zealand governments was held in Washington, DC on 23 and 26 March.
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