At a ceremony in Wellington last night, Stefan Powell received the Prime Minister’s Space Prize for Professional Excellence.
Stefan is the co-founder and CEO of Dawn Aerospace - which makes propulsion technologies and launch systems for space vehicles.
Earlier this year, the company has signed a $28-million NZD agreement to supply an aircraft to the US state of Oklahoma.
Dawn Aerospace's sustainable propulsion systems have been used on 40 satellites orbiting earth. Stefan speaks to Kathryn Ryan.
Stefan Powell has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Space Prize for Professional Excellence. Photo: Royal Society Te Aparangi
