The University of Auckland, through its Te Pūnaha Ātea-Space Institute, is a multidisciplinary research and educational institution actively contributing to the New Zealand space sector. It focuses on space science, engineering, and applications of space data, with capabilities encompassing space mission execution and hardware development. The university has a mission control center and partners with national and international organizations, including space agencies like NASA and ESA, to conduct research and develop engineering solutions, including satellite technology and space health initiatives.
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The eight satellites are in final integration at the University of Auckland in New Zealand before shipment to the Mahia Launch Complex.
Final integration of the eight Kakushin Rising spacecraft took place at the University of Auckland in New Zealand before transport to the Māhia launch site.
The LifeSpringsMars Working Group includes scientists and industry experts from Curtin, Edith Cowan University, Arizona State University, the University of Auckland, and international robotics partner companies.
Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute at the University of Auckland has tasked NanoAvionics to build two nanosatellite platforms designed to support educational and technology demonstration missions.
The APSS-1 satellite from the University of Auckland is a student-built payload designed to monitor electrical activity in Earth’s upper atmosphere to test whether ionospheric disturbances might be linked to earthquakes.
The APSS-1 cubesat built by students at the University of Auckland will study the Earth’s ionosphere.
Rocket Lab provided launch services for the University of Auckland’s APSS-1 satellite at no cost.
The mission will deploy New Zealand’s first student-built satellite, APSS-1, for Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute at The University of Auckland.