space industry

The spy chief and the payload: The story behind NZ’s first US spy satellite launch

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In January a US spy satellite was launched from New Zealand for the first time. Ahead of the launch of another three satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office, Ollie Neas investigates the ever deepening ties between Rocket Lab, NZ authorities and America’s most secret military and intelligence agencies. This investigation is made possible by Spinoff … Read more

‘She’ll be right’ attitude to Rocket Lab putting Nuclear Free NZ at risk, experts say

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The government has deliberately limited public understanding of Rocket Lab’s US military connections in order to support American security interests, documents show.  Before the first rocket took off from Mahia Peninsula on the East Coast two years ago, MPs considered whether they should clarify that New Zealand’s new space industry would be strictly for peaceful … Read more