SGAC New Zealand
National Points of Contact
New Zealand
Welcome to the country page of the SGAC New Zealand! The main objective of SGAC New Zealand is to reach and connect students and young professionals in order to inspire New Zealand’s next space generation.
New Zealand’s space sector is based on a bottom-up approach. It is placed in an unique position where the activities of the space economy is almost completely driven by commercial operations.
Over the last few years, the space sector in New Zealand has experienced immense growth. There are now over 200 space-related organisations and companies in New Zealand, and that number continues to grow. There is no better time to get into the space sector than now.
Stay in touch with us
Young Space Activities Overview in New Zealand
SGAC New Zealand is working with the New Zealand Space Students Association to offer activities for university students. In addition, we are working with SpaceBase to organize webinars and other events throughout the year.
We have and will continue to encourage the participation of New Zealanders in international competitions and events, such as SGAC workshops and space design competitions.
- We collaborated with SpaceBase on the Creating Opportunity through Diversity in the NZ Space Industry – Auckland webinar in 2020
- We introduced and disseminated the Singapore Space Challenge 2020 into New Zealand
- Created a slack channel in an attempt to better foster national collaboration and communication for students and young professionals, we also use this to disseminate international webinars and events
- We made sure to have New Zealand presence at the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge – 2nd mission
- We are working to improve space interests in Pacific Island nations
Upcoming Events
SGAC Events
| Events Name | Events Host City | Events Date | SGAC Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Space Aotearoa! | Auckland/ Wellington/ Christchurch/ Online |
27/05/2021 (5:00 PM – 6:15 PM) |
https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2021/go-space-aotearoa-355/ |
Industry Events
| Events Name | Events Host City | Events Date | SGAC Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland’s aerospace industry | Auckland | 14/04/2021 (5:30-8 PM NZST) |
http://events.aucklandnz.com/cn/alsc2/aerospace-rsvp?_cldee=eWNoZTg0NEBhdWNrbGFuZHVuaS5hYy5ueg%3d%3d&recipientid=contact-a8326630ae5aeb11a812000d3a6aff24-115b16c11a634eeaab0d095062465509&esid=aff84164-575c-eb11-a812-000d3a6af003 |
| Aerospace Christchurch Meet Up #18: Mars Plus | Christchurch | 01/06/2021 (5:00 PM – 8:00 PM NZST) |
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/aerospace-christchurch-meet-up-18-mars-plus-tickets-154628763795 |
Interesting WebLinks
| Purpose | Link |
|---|---|
| SGAC NZ’s slack channel: To connect all New Zealand university students and young professionals with an interest in space. | https://join.slack.com/t/sgacnewzealand/shared_invite/zt-ew6un72p-5wVI5XKiootGG6la6~HOhw |
| Spacebase’s mission is to reduce inequality in the space industry | http://spacebase.co/ |
| Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute aims to create and support and enhance the development of the New Zealand Space Sector | https://space.auckland.ac.nz/ |
| New Zealand Space Agency: the lead government agency for space policy, regulation and sector development | https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-technology/space/ |
| Rocket Lab: Launch provider in New Zealand | https://www.rocketlabusa.com/ |
| Dawn Aerospace: Payload delivery via space planes | https://www.dawnaerospace.com/ |
| LeoLab: LEO data | https://platform.leolabs.space/ |
| Xerra: Earth Observation Institute | https://www.xerra.nz/ |
| Christchurch Aerospace: works to grow the economic wealth and aerospace capability of Christchurch | https://www.christchurch.space/ |
| NZ Astrobiology Network: educate, collaborate and coordinate access to astrobiology | https://astrobiology.nz/ |
| Awarua SGS: Provides access to LEO, MEO, and GEO missions | http://awaruasgs.com/ |
| New Zealand Student Space Association: empower and inspire students to the space industry | https://nzssa.org.nz/ |
