Space
Russian anti-satellite missile risked space station crew - NASA
A space missile fired by Russia into its own satellite generated a debris field endangering the International Space Station and creating an ongoing hazard, US officials say.
Nasa, SpaceX launch 'Crew 3' astronauts to orbit on flight to space station
The flight marks the third "operational" space station crew sent to orbit aboard a Dragon capsule since Nasa and SpaceX teamed up to resume space launches from American soil last year, following a…
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
Every few weeks we like to catch up with all the news from space with...James In Space!!!!!! I asked James Parr from the Open Space Agency about the big announcement from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin about… Audio
Nasa launches 12-year mission to study trojan asteroids
The Lucy probe will use its instrumentation to study the city-sized asteroids that lead or follow Jupiter in its orbit.
Star Trek's William Shatner blasts into space on Blue Origin rocket
A tearful William Shatner describes his 10-minute rocket trip as 'the most profound experience'.
Shatner to boldly go and become oldest man in space
The actor who played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series is set to embark on a real-life journey into space.
Russian film crew to take off for first movie in space
In the next day or so a film crew is heading off to spend a week and a half on the international space station. Scenes for the Russian movie Challenge will be shot at the space station that orbits… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space News
Barely a week goes by where there isn't some news from space - so, as is our way when the fancy takes us, it's time for our regular chat with James Parr from the Open Space Agency in London. This… Audio
First ever civilian SpaceX flight returns from orbit
A billionaire, a community college teacher, an airforce veteran and a childhood cancer survivor have made history as the first all-civilian team to fly to space.
The Space X capsule they were on… Audio
SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew lands safely
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast today.
All-civilian astronaut crew shows off in zero-gravity orbit
The first all-civilian astronaut crew to reach orbit made some spaceflight history today, with a zero-gravity ukulele performance hundreds of miles above Earth's surface.
Space tourists orbiting earth
Four chosen people are orbiting the earth after the first ever non-astronaut launch to space.
The private flight, which is a world first, was a success yesterday.
This mission has been billed as the… Audio
NASA rover Perseverance collects first Martian rock sample
NASA's Mars science rover Perseverance has collected the first of numerous mineral samples that the US space agency hopes to retrieve from the surface of the Red Planet for analysis on Earth.
Haritina Mogosanu: growing plants in space
Space science educator and astrobiologist Haritina Mogosanu returns to Saturday Morning to discuss growing plants in space. Her Seeds in Space programme has involved distributing seeds to more than… Audio
Space the final frontier: James Parr on Space news
Nathan Rarere talks with James Parr from the Open Space Agency in London about cracks in the International Space Station and buying shares in Peter Beck's RocketLab. Audio
Nights Astronomy
Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore joins us once again. Tonight he'll be taking a look at Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, The James Webb Space Telescope and… Audio
Documents reveal NZ role in Apollo 8 mission in 1968
Declassified government documents show officials got a late call from the United States seeking co-operation when the splash down site of its Apollo 8 mission shifted into New Zealand-managed…
Documents reveal Apollo 8 nearly landed in NZ
Almost 53 years ago, the Apollo 8 mission was the first manned space flight to leave low earth orbit, and reach the moon.
The mission was a precursor to the famous Apollo 11 moon mission which… Audio
Bezos sues Nasa over its deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX
Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is suing Nasa over a decision to award a $US2.9 billion ($4.1bn NZD) lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Space for Planet Earth
Emeline Paat-Dalstrom, co-founder of SpaceBase is back again.with news of their "Space for Planet Earth" Challenge competition that aims to leverage space technology to address climate change. Audio
