The squadron’s initial focus will be on monitoring, analyzing and understanding space activity to safeguard national and international interests.

The air force has reactivated the name of a World War 2 squadron - but this time, as the country's first space unit. No 62 Squadron operated key radars in the South Pacific during the war. But now it ...

In total, Rocket Lab will be bringing 30 satellites into space including maritime surveillance, communications satellites and the first student-built satellite from New Zealand, the announcement said.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The New Zealand government passed legislation on Wednesday to regulate the use of ground-based space infrastructure following concerns about foreign actors using it to harm ...

" New Zealand is a multi-decade strategic decision for us," said Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs CEO. "The threats posed to a viable LEO economy and a sustainable space environment escalate with every launch.

New Zealand became the eleventh signatory to the Artemis Accords, a blueprint for space cooperation and supporting the U.S. space agency’s plans to return humans to the moon by 2024 and to ...

The new regulations, which were flagged at the end of 2024, come after New Zealand’s intelligence service raised concerns last September that some foreign entities had tried to establish space ...