AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Explore student missions, research partnerships and technologies being put to the test.
Follow New Zealand’s space participation from national coordination to student satellites, environmental science, optical communication and mission demonstrations. Learn how experiments turn a promising concept into evidence that other people can use.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

New Zealand from Sentinel-3A, 22 August 2018. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO; display resized and converted to WebP.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Turn satellite signals into testable evidence
From an antenna beam to a usable message
New Zealand’s space science and missions
Explore student missions, research partnerships and technologies being put to the test.
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Follow launch vehicles, mission platforms and reusable flight research across national boundaries.
One suggested order from the foundations to New Zealand’s space science and missions. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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