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Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre

Kaitorete, New Zealand

About Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre

Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre is a spaceport/launch site headquartered in Kaitorete, New Zealand, founded in 2021. It works in Ground Systems & Infrastructure and Launch Vehicles & Propulsion.

New Zealand aerospace test site at Kaitorete — Crown and rūnanga joint venture with a 1 km runway hosting horizontal space launch and stratospheric flight tests.

Founded
2021

Sectors

HQ: Kaitorete, New Zealand
  • Kaitorete

    HQ

    Kaitorete, Kaitorete, New Zealand

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