Space
The kiwi industry that's growing at rocket pace
There's so much happening in New Zealand's space industry it's hard to keep up. There's more to it than just Rocket Lab - it's bigger than the wine industry - and it's growing fast. Audio
The kiwi industry that's growing at rocket pace
There's so much happening in New Zealand's space industry it's hard to keep up. There's more to it than just Rocket Lab - it's bigger than the wine industry - and it's growing fast.
AudioChina launches first space mission in five years
China has successfully launched three astronauts into space, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station - the "Heavenly Palace".
The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, called the… Audio
Rocket Lab to send spacecraft to Mars in 2024
New Zealand's Rocket Lab has won a contract that may send two of its Photon spacecraft on a mission to Mars in 2024.
The firm is to design the craft for NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 17 June 2021
Tenants will be hit harder by debt to income ratios - investors; Aucklanders face 99-million-dollar Team NZ question; Biden-Putin meeting results in some agreements; Only 500 people qualified for… Audio
China to launch first crewed space mission in five years
China will send three men into orbit on Thursday in its first crewed mission in nearly five years, part of an ambitious plan to complete a space station by the end of next year.
Canterbury runanga team up to create aerospace company
Two Canterbury runanga are teaming up with the government to build a rocket launch facility on Kaitorete Spit, near Banks Peninsula. The government is contributing $16 million to help Taumutu Runanga… Audio
The small NZ company making it big in orbit
Auckland based 3D printing company Zenith Tecnica has printed hundreds of parts for five mega satellites - each as big as a double decker bus. Their material of choice is titanium. Two hundred and… Audio
Chinese rocket debris splashes down in Indian Ocean
Pieces of a large Chinese rocket have plunged back through the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean this afternoon, splashing down north of the Maldives.
When the weather's bad in space
For Lately's weekly science segment, Karyn speaks with Dr Andrew Zic, postdoctoral researcher at Macquarie University and Australia's national science agency CSIRO, about the weather in space. Dr Zic… Audio
Understanding our History Through the Small Worlds of the Solar System.
University of Canterbury planetary astronomer, Dr Michele Bannister. who specialises in the discovery and exploration of small worlds in the Solar System and beyond, has been awarded a Rutherford… Audio
Sarah Kessans: proteins in space
Sarah Kessans started her academic career studying plants; now the self-confessed 'space geek' is a synthetic biologist trying to build New Zealand's role in the global space economy. Her research… Audio
Dr. Katie Mack: How the universe is likely to end
How the universe will end remains a question that has not been definitively answered. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack researched and outlined five of the most likely ways it will come about in her… Audio
The strange effects the moon could be having on our health
The idea that the lunar cycle can influence our behaviour and wellbeing dates back thousands of years. In her new book, The Human Cosmos, science writer Jo Marchant re-examines the effects that the… Audio
Lunar loo: NASA crowd-sourcing for new space toilet design
As NASA prepares to send the first woman to the moon on Artemis by 2024, the agency is also looking to update its space toilets and is seeking help from the public. It's a big challenge, toilet design… Audio
China goes to Mars while the US evicts China's consulate
China has launched its first rover mission to Mars - Tianwen-1 - which will take seven months to reach the Red Planet. Meanwhile the Trump Administration has requested the China consulate leaves… Audio
Kathy Sullivan: from outer space to deep under the sea
Astronaut, oceanographer and adventurer Kathy Sullivan recently became the first person ever to have walked in space, and to have travelled to the deepest point of the world's oceans. She's just… Audio, Gallery
Rocket Lab failed mission: 'It certainly hurts our pride'
Rocket Lab won't be launching another mission until they know what caused the rocket to fail yesterday. Audio
Mark O'Connell: Notes From An Apocalypse
Author and 'veteran worrier' Mark O'Connell has criss-crossed the globe to meet people preparing for the end of the world. Audio
Nights Science - Space.
Emeiline Paat-Dahlstrom, the co-founder of SpaceBase joins us to look at how commercial space flight might benefit New Zealanders. Audio
