By Staff Writers, Published by Space War, 30 July 2021 Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) - Rocket Lab, the leading launch provider and space systems company, has successfully launched a research and development satellite to orbit for the United States Space Force (USSF). The mission was Rocket Lab's fourth launch for
By International Affairs and Disarmament committee, New Zealand Peace Foundation, received 16 June 2021 To the Prime Minister of New ZealandParliament House, Wellington CC. Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Minister of Defence Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and
From Bruce Gagnon, Published in Organizing Notes, 2 June 2021 Letter from New Zealand requesting support Dear dedicated people of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space,I am so grateful for your work and have read your excellent newsletters which are a vital source of information and
Published by Stuff, 16 May 2021 Rocket Lab says a launch of satellites from its facility on Māhia Peninsula failed on Saturday. The problem occurred during ignition of the Electron rocket’s second stage, the company said in a statement. The rocket was carrying two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky, a global
By Stephen Clark, Published by Spaceflight Now, 19 May 2021 A Rocket Lab Electron launcher malfunctioned about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff from New Zealand Saturday, destroying two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites in the launch company’s second failed flight in less than a year. Rocket Lab, a small satellite launch company headquartered
By Rocket Lab Monitor, 12 May, 2021 The New Zealand Government is accelerating the militarisation of space with official blessing for the launch of a US military satellite used to this week. The launch is a key enabler of the Joint Warfighting Concept, a new policy describing how the different arms
By Murray Horton, Secretary/Organiser, Anti-Bases Campaign, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 April 2021 Rocket Lab started life as a small New Zealand company but is now much bigger and has become the local subsidiary of a US company, with its owners including arms industry behemoths such as Lockheed Martin. It specialises
