Richard Easther: Auckland University physics professor on the Government wanting to launch a fully NZ-controlled satellite

The Government wants to launch the first satellite controlled by New Zealand.

Currently we rely on satellites from "friendly countries" - such as the US and the UK.

Options are now with MBIE – but what would a sovereign satellite mean for us?

Auckland University physics professor Richard Easther joined Mike Hosking.

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