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Young Engineer of the Year 2017 Lachlan Matchett from Rocketlab with the Rutherford liquid- fuelled engine at an Aerospace Education One Day Workshop Otahuhu Intermediate School in Auckland.

NASA Deputy Adminstrator Dr Dava Newman, on a recent trip to New Zealand with the SOFIA Flying Observatory, about to launch a 'Boot Camp' rocket at the Ara Institute to coincide with their Mission to Mars programme - from left Dr Newman (NASA), Gerry Munden (Aerospace Education), Miranda Satterthwaite (Ara Institute).

One Day Rocketry Workshop for Teachers coming up 17 November 2017 in Wellington - free (small charge for catering).
See 'Rocket Science' menu above for more info and to register.
Look forward to seeing you there!

Get down to Kneebone Rd Taupiri Sunday 5 February where you can see some of NZ's largest rockets taking to the skies and where kids/families can build and fly their own rocket ($20-$30). Food, drink and toilets on site. See attached flyer for more information.

Massey University, in partnership with ATEED, KiwiSpace and Aerospace Education, is delighted to announce the launch of the 2016 NZ Rocketry Challenge programme.

Aimed at students in Years 6-8, the programme provides teams of students and their teachers with the opportunity to attend a Massey University Rocketry Boot Camp in September before going on to compete in the National Challenge in November. Dates: 27-28 Sep Massey University Rocketry Bootcamp (optional) 22 Oct Practice Meet (optional) 4 Nov Practice Meet (optional) 12 Nov National Challenge - Contest Flight DayMore information and registration at: