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

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) established its first dedicated space unit on July 4 with the reactivation of No. 62 Squadron at Whenuapai airbase, Auckland.

National security legislation introduced to protect ground based space infrastructure in New Zealand passes under urgency ...

The No. 62 Squadron's initial focus will be on monitoring, analysing, and understanding space activity.

ANKARA. New Zealand on Friday established its first dedicated air force space unit, a government statement said. A launch ceremony was held at New Zealand Air Force base in Auckland, attended by ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has established its first dedicated space unit, within a squadron that hasn’t been active since World War II. The 62 Squadron, which originally supported Allied ...

The new US Space Force strategy for international partnership calls for partners to engage in missions, wargaming and joint ...

In 2016, Wellington created a space agency to oversee launches, paving the way for Rocket Lab to build its facility in New Zealand in 2017. The facility has since serviced seven launches.

New Zealand is urging progress on sustainability in space mining as the country becomes the 11th worldwide to sign on to the NASA-led Artemis Accords to explore the moon and beyond.

New Zealand has released a new National Space Policy on May 31st, 2023. Described in a press release by New Zealand Economics Development Minister Barbara Edmonds as “the next giant leap in New ...

New Zealand's space sector has been developing rapidly since the first rocket lifted off in 2017. It now contributes about NZ$1.7 billion in revenue, with plans to grow to $10 billion by 2030.