Signals from outer space: National's aerospace policy

Signals from outer space: National's aerospace policy
Christopher Luxon was effusive about Peter Beck and Rocket Lab at the announcement event. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Ben Moore
National party leader Christopher Luxon joined his “good friend” Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck at the company’s Auckland headquarters this week to announce the party’s space policy.Titled Unleashing New Horizons, the policy has five prongs that aim to help New Zealand get “a slice of the pie” that is the global aerospace industry.McKinsey estimates the industry will grow to US$1 trillion (NZ$1.68t) by 2030, though Morgan Stanley puts the trillion-dollar mark at 2040.So. what is National offering? Is it a...

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