3 Nov 2020

Rocket Lab to launch student-built satellite

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 3 November 2020

A satellite built and operated by students at the University of Auckland will be launched into space later this month.

Waka Āmiorangi Aotearoa APSS-1 is the first New Zealand satellite to be built by students.

It's one of a handful of experimental modules that will be launched by Rocket Lab from its facility on the Mahia Peninsula.

The Rocket Lab chief executive, Peter Beck, spoke to Māni Dunlop.