About Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute, University of Auckland
Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute, University of Auckland is an academic institution headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, founded in 2019. It works in Satellites & Spacecraft, Community, Education & Networks and Earth Observation & Remote Sensing.
New Zealand university space institute — runs space science, SAR, electric propulsion and CubeSat missions with its own mission control centre.
- Founded
- 2019
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HQUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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