A New Zealand company behind the launch of a rocket from Great Mercury Island, is to discuss its technology with NASA.
Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck is to spend three weeks in the United States discussing the hybrid propulsion technology used in the launch of a rocket named Atea-1 in November.
The trip includes visits to NASA's Ames research center, Marshall space flight centre, the Wallops flight facility and Kennedy space centre.
Mr Beck says the aim of the trip is to bring work back to New Zealand.
