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Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 June 202414 June 2024

Old satellites burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere are releasing compounds that could jeopardize the recovery of the ozone hole. […]

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Tracking the world’s methane emissions from space – Expert Reaction

Tracking the world’s methane emissions from space – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 February 202405 March 2024

The MethaneSAT satellite is set to launch soon, with its mission control to be based in Aotearoa. The project is […]

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New space companies face their first solar maximum – Expert Reaction

New space companies face their first solar maximum – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 October 202311 December 2024

With the next solar maximum on the horizon – where solar activity peaks – new space players are operating in an […]

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New Zealand’s space economy – Expert Reaction

New Zealand’s space economy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 November 201911 December 2024

New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year, according to a report commissioned […]

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Antarctic ice loss – Expert Reaction

Antarctic ice loss – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 June 201812 February 2019

Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, which corresponds to a sea-level rise of around 8 […]

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Rocket Lab achieves liftoff — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 May 201703 August 2018

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket yesterday from the Māhia Peninsula. #ItsaTest ©Rocket Lab Despite not reaching orbit, the company […]

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Rocket Lab and its efforts to launch NZ into space game — Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 23 May 201711 December 2024

Yesterday marked the start of the ten-day window in which Rocket Lab will attempt to launch its Electron rocket from […]

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All eyes on the sky for satellite re-entry

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 September 201126 September 2011

Our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre have collected useful background, resources and commentary ahead of the re-entry: NASA’s […]

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Observing Earth from above: remote sensing and satellite data

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 15 February 201118 February 2011

UPDATE: ATV Launch successful (see below) This week, top scientists from the European Space Agency are in New Zealand for […]

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An “undoubted setback”: Scientists on NASA’s satellite crash

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 February 200925 February 2009

NASA’s attempt to launch a carbon emissions-monitoring satellite into space has failed with the US$278 million Orbiting Carbon Observatory crashing […]

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