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MethaneSAT launched!
After a successful SpaceX Falcon9 launch, MethaneSAT is now in orbit! 🌌🛰️ Read the official post here….Continue Reading MethaneSAT launched!
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University to operate methane tracking satellite
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…
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NASA visits Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute
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…