KiwiMars 2012
to explore a surreal world during a simulated mission to Mars. Six crew-members will be heading deep into the Utah desert in April/May 2012,
to undertake a 2-week mission of exploration and research at the [MDRS:Mars Desert Research Station].
Follow them as they train and undertake this exciting project.
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World Space Week: 4-10 October
Enjoy a wide range of space activities and events, all around New Zealand - www.worldspaceweek.org.nz
Essay Competition: for students aged 10-14
If you were aboard an orbiting space station when a major natural disaster occurred on the planet's surface below you, what could you do to help?
This is the question being posted to students aged 10-14 in the What If? Essay competition, started by Anousheh Ansari - the first female space tourist. KiwiSpace has partnered to bring this competition to New Zealand and invites you explore how space technologies can and do benefit the planet, now and in the future.
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Spectacular photos from the edge of space
A message to NZ from the International Space Station
Dmitry Kondratyev, Commander of Expedition 27 and Flight Engineer for Expedition 26 aboard the International Space Station, generously recorded this message to New Zealand space enthusiasts for KiwiSpace' launch festivities and the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight.
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