Category: MOCC

Spacecraft Operations- A chat with the people behind the screens of Mission Control

Today, our Senior Operations engineer Vernon Lewis and our Junior Operations engineer Mahima Seth spoke to Alexia Russell from the newsroom. You can find the article here, along with a podcast featuring Vernon and Mahima, who talk about the upcoming MethaneSAT mission, which will be operated from the Mission Operations and Control Center (MOCC)….Continue Reading Spacecraft Operations- A chat with the people behind the screens of Mission Control

University to operate methane tracking satellite

  • Author By mset705
  • Publication date March 5, 2024
  • Categories: MOCC

New Zealand is poised to take an active role in the MethaneSAT space mission through the new Mission Operations and Control Centre (MOCC) at Te Pūnaha Ātea-Space Institute at the University of Auckland.The global methane tracking satellite, MethaneSAT, is scheduled to launch soon from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Designed to help combat climate…Continue Reading University to operate methane tracking satellite

NASA visits Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute

  • Author By cqua819
  • Publication date August 29, 2023
  • Categories: MOCC

NASA administrators Senator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy recently visited Te Pūnaha Ātea- the Space Institute of the University of Auckland, where they praised New Zealand’s achievements in the space sector and encouraged graduates to take up internship opportunities with NASA. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss the Clear Shores mission, which…Continue Reading NASA visits Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute

Te Pūnaha Ātea partners with industry to grow space workforce

  • Author By cqua819
  • Publication date December 7, 2021
  • Categories: MOCC

The New Zealand space industry is taking off in a massive way, but to be the brightest star in the NZ$647 billion global space economy we need skilled workers. Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute, at the University of Auckland is helping to address that need by offering courses that will shape New Zealand’s next generation of space scientists and engineers….Continue Reading Te Pūnaha Ātea partners with industry to grow space workforce

Space Institute confirmed as partner in first Govt funded space mission

  • Author By cqua819
  • Publication date May 9, 2021
  • Categories: MOCC

Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute, a multidisciplinary centre of expertise in space science and engineering at the University of Auckland, has been chosen as the permanent host of the New Zealand based Mission Operations Control Centre (MOCC) for the MethaneSAT mission….Continue Reading Space Institute confirmed as partner in first Govt funded space mission

New Zealand’s first official space mission announces ‘mission control’

  • Author By cqua819
  • Publication date April 21, 2021
  • Categories: MOCC

New Zealand’s first government funded space mission has taken a ‘giant leap’ with Auckland University’s Te Pūnaha Ātea-Auckland Space Institute announced as the permanent host of the New Zealand based mission control centre for a global methane tracking satellite….Continue Reading New Zealand’s first official space mission announces ‘mission control’