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NZ’s commercial rocket industry is taking off, but national space law needs a boost

  • Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
NZ’s commercial rocket industry is taking off, but national space law needs a boostAn early Rocket Lab launch from Mahia Peninsula, 2017.Getty Images

News of a potential new rocket launch site in Canterbury has largely been enthusiastically received. Boosts to the regional and national economies, and to New Zealand’s competitiveness in a crowded sector, have been welcomed.

But it also shines a light on the rapidly growing...

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