Questions remain over who can launch rockets from New Zealand
Ambiguity persists around rules determining which organisations are allowed to conduct space launches from New Zealand.
Questions are being raised about the criteria for which entities should be permitted to launch to space from New Zealand. Officials have indicated that sovereignity status plays a role in determining launch eligibility, though specific guidance remains unclear.
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Who gets to launch to space from New Zealand?
"And we would assess that … Anyone who's not sovereign … it's not a question I can answer without more specific."