
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
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Locations
View on atlasKaitorete
HQKaitorete, Kaitorete, New Zealand
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