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The TPA-1 CubeSat mission from University of Auckland’s Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute (TPA-SI), serves as a technology demonstration and a validation of in-house processes and infrastructure for mission development, delivery and operations. It is the first of a planned series of missions aimed at building capacity for future, application-led missions and demonstrates our […]
The team at the Space Institute have worked incredibly hard to assemble and integrate TPA-1, the first kiwi made 3U cubesat. The TPA-1 satellite has 3 payloads: a drag sail for deorbiting, a deployable boom aka “the selfie stick” and Earth Observation cameras.TPA-1 was packaged and shipped to the Netherlands today, where it will be […]
Chris Jackson, the director of the Mission Operations and Control Centre at Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute, caught up with Phil Goff about New Zealand’s Space industry. They discussed the value of the industry, jobs and our contribution to the global space economy. Check out the full post on LinkedIn here.
Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute attended the New Zealand Aerospace Summit in Christchurch on the 23rd and 24th September.The team had the pleasure of attending focus sessions on regulatory and certification of new space technologies, listening to startups and their experiences in the aerospace industry and the latest academic research and development.On the second […]
MethaneAIR will measure methane in the atmosphere, alongside MethaneSAT. MethaneAIR is specially equipped jet that has been measuring methane from oil and gas sources across North America. You can find the publicly available data here and read more about MethaneAIR here.
TPA-1, the first 3U cubesat from Aotearoa, New Zealand! 🛰 Whilst still on the ground, TPA-1 snapped this shot in our assembly facility with the Minister for Space, Hon Judith Collins KC , alongside our very own Guglielmo S. Aglietti and Ben Taylor. It was a pleasure to host the Minister for Space and her […]
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).
After a successful SpaceX Falcon9 launch, MethaneSAT is now in orbit! 🌌🛰️ Read the official post here.
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 […]
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 […]
