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Hackers could shut down satellites and turn them into weapons
Satellites have the potential to revolutionise many aspects of life, but they could also be shut down by hackers and used as weapons. Cyber conflict commentator Dr. William Akoto says all it takes is… Audio
Moon mission 2024. Yes it's rocket science
NASA Senior Engineer Tim Atkins talks to Kathryn Ryan about the future of deep space exploration and the progress made to date by the space agency in putting humans back on the moon by 2024. He's in… Audio, Gallery
Driverless future. New Zealand AV ace Dave Ferguson
Wellington born Dave Ferguson is the co-founder and president of Nuro, which has created the R1, an unmanned self-driving vehicle, custom-built to transport goods. Dave has worked on robotics and… Audio
Marc Wilson: Understanding moon landing conspiracists
On the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Victoria University psychology professor Marc Wilson explains why some people continue to insist the whole thing was a fraud. Audio
Nancy Atkinson: The story behind the Apollo programme
Writer Nancy Atkinson talks to Jim about her latest book, Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions, which features the untold stories of engineers and scientists behind the Apollo… Audio
Anthony Phillipson: 8 Days To The Moon and Back
Bafta-winning television director Anthony Phillipson has brought the Apollo 11 moon landing to life with a new feature-length drama documentary 8 Days: To The Moon and Back. Audio
The Moon in closeup for the first time
An exhibition of those early black and white images are going on show as part of Wellington's Photival Photography Festival. Simon Morris talks to Art historian Geoffrey Batchen and to Senior Science… Audio, Gallery
Dr Dean Peterson - Te Taiao Nature exhibition to open
Illinois-born Dr Dean Peterson joined Te Papa in 2016 and has spent three years developing the museum's largest redevelopment since it opened - Te Taiao Nature exhibition space, which will be open to… Audio
Nasa's first all-female spacewalk scrapped over spacesuit sizes
Plans for the first all-female spacewalk in history have been scrapped for lack of a second space suit, the US space agency Nasa says.
Suit unsuitable: NASA nixes first all-women spacewalk
What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality. US space agency NASA has cancelled the first all-female spacewalk due to a lack of a spacesuit in… Video, Audio
NASA's Mars rover pronounced dead: 'Farewell, Opportunity, and well done'
NASA has announced the space mission that sent the longest-lived robot ever from Earth to the surface of another planet is over.
NASA satellite launch from Mahia Peninsula breaks ground
Rocket Lab launched 13 NASA satellites into orbit from Mahia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay last month.The launch broke new ground for the company, being the first time a private company had provided a… Audio
Rocket Lab hopeful for second commercial launch today
After being hampered by unfavourable weather for the last few days, Rocket Lab is optimistic it will be able to launch today.
East Antarctica's glaciers are stirring
In a region long considered stable and unaffected by changes elsewhere on the frozen continent, the first signs of significant melting have been detected. Audio
Nasa's Voyager 2 probe enters interstellar space
Voyager 2 was launched more than 40 years ago and is now about 18 billion kilometres from earth. Video
NZ wool on trial for space travel
Wool is still big business, but how is it being used? Woollen air filters have been designed for space travel by a New Zealand company and are being tested by NASA. Audio
NZ's top science students could be heading to NASA
An Auckland astrophysicist warns students to get in quick if they want a reference for their NASA applications. It comes after MBIE and NASA agreed to make the space agency's international internship… Audio
Young NZ techies urged to get a head-start in space careers
High-achieving tertiary science students are now eligible for Nasa's international internships, under a new agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the US space… Video, Audio
Rocket Men - Man's first journey to the Moon
Fifty years ago, in December 1968, the US launched its Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. Commander Frank Borman, command module pilot James Lovell, and lunar module pilot Bill Anders flew 230,000 miles… Audio, Gallery
Lisa Brown - What is aerospace medicine?
Lisa Brown is a general surgical trainee at North Shore Hospital and PhD candidate at the University of Auckland. She's also been studying aerospace medicine, and was the first New Zealander to… Audio