Protesters outside the 2022 Rocket Lab conference at Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch. Peter Meecham / The Press

Implications for NZ from Rocket Lab’s military work go undebated

Protesters outside the 2022 Rocket Lab conference at Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch.Peter Meecham / The Press By Warren Thomson. Published by The Press, 9 June 2025 Warren Thomson is an anti-nuclear activist who has been writing and speaking on peace issues for fifty years, and is involved with

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The British military base preparing for war in space

Space operators monitor the sky for threats from foreign powers By Sarah Knapton, Published by AOL, 7 June 2025 In a fake village in Buckinghamshire, several members of Space Command are huddled around a computer screen watching a foreign missile approach a Ministry of Defence communications satellite. It is just

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China’s Satellite Swarm Sparks Global Alarm as Starlink Rival Grows More Aggressive

A modified Long March-6 rocket carrying 18 Qianfen satellites takes off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China's Shanxi province. VCG/AP By Brian Foster, Published by Glass Almanac, 6 June 2025 China’s ambitious satellite projects are making waves around the globe, not just for their potential economic and technological

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“UK Robots Head to Space”: New Machines Set to Build Solar Farms and Data Centers Off-Earth With Zero Human Hands

Illustration of robots assembling solar farms and data centers in outer space. Image generated by AI. By Gabriel Cruz, Published by Ride Baguette, 6 June 2025 In a groundbreaking collaboration, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and space-tech pioneer Space Solar are revolutionizing the future of energy and data management by

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