Is New Zealand poised to become the world's next space commerce center? If events of the next week or so pan out, the answer is yes. Between now and June 1, the US-based aerospace company Rocket Lab plans to conduct the inaugural launch of its Electron rocket from its Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's North Island. If successful, it will mark the first launch of a craft into space from the southern hemisphere.
.. Continue Reading New Zealand: The next major space hub?Category: Space
Tags: Related Articles:
- "World's first battery-powered rocket" readied for launch
- Moon Express and Rocket Lab team up for 2017 lunar mission
- Wireless network camera sets altitude world record
- From Earth to orbit using a single-stage rocket
- New Zealand aims to eradicate invasive predators – including rats
- Is “Zealandia” Earth’s newest continent?
from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2q8nsge
No comments:
Post a Comment