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ATEA-1 Rocket Launch

The ATEA-1 Rocket is New Zealand's first mission into space and the first private rocket to launch from the Southern Hemisphere

Above: Rocket Lab's Senior Engineer Nikhil Raghu, left, CEO and Technical Director Peter Beck, and Company Director Mark Rocket

Rocket's GPS battery dies

The battery powering a lost New Zealand rocket's connection to its tracking satellite died about 2pm today, its owner says.

3News - The 2kg payload and flight computer, both containing valuable data, has yet to be recovered

Hunt continues for Kiwi rocket

The search resumes today for the remains of the New Zealand rocket launched from off the Coromandel Peninsula on Monday.

Atea-1 booster recovered

A day after the successful launch of New Zealand's first space rocket, there is still no sign of the crucial nose cone that will confirm how high it flew.

3News - The Atea team hauled the rocket out of the water near co-ordinates provided by a fisherman

Atea rocket team recover booster from Coromandel waters

A booster from New Zealand's first home-grown space rocket has been found in good condition.

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