Rocket Lab Monitor

Rocket Lab establishing a division dedicated to warfare and spy operations comes as no surprise. The current review of space legislation by NZ presents an opportunity to prevent Aotearoa contributing any further to the new arms race in space. rocketlabmonitor.com/2022/12/09/six…

The most important video of the year was filmed in 1983.

@PeaceMovementA @ican_australia @CWSNZ @MAPW_Australia @DimityHawkins @lotupasifika @talei_luscia @ForumSEC @alexanderkmentt @PhilTwyford @4disarmament @AWoodward_NZ @MereTuilau @teanau_tuiono @RocketLabM @afsc_org @UN_Disarmament @DisarmQuaker @nuclear_RMI Less peaceful and scarier each day. Quo vadis Australia? I am not sure whether Australia’s neighbors are consulted. My guess they don’t like the idea. johnmenadue.com/captive-media-…

Peace community forum tonight 7pm-youre welcome to join us! RSVP us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… This session we hear from Rongomai Wahine mana whenua & peace campaigners @RocketLabM from Māhia Peninsula where RocketLab launch! Space submissions due 31st Oct peaceactionwellington.wordpress.com/2022/10/17/kee…

@concernedCocoa People, especially Treaty partners, need need good quality independent information and meaningful engagement, not this half-arse gesture. Not everyone’s up to speed with what’s being permitted and the rules or lack thereof.

Dr Harris said there hadn’t been enough time for Māori to consider and understand issues with space, the potential of space and what should be allowed to be sent into space. teaomaori.news/maori-need-sea…

Your voice is needed to push peace, climate justice and Te Tiriti to the forefront of MBIE’s thinking about NZs burgeoning space industry: NZ Aerospace Strategy, and Space Policy Review – due 31 October. See our guides to make a submission on both: mailchi.mp/f49bc25583b2/2…

HaveYourSay #KeepSpace4Peace👉 facebook.com/PeaceMovementA… @RocketLabM @manucaddie @AKPeaceAction @PeaceActionWGTN @4disarmament @CWSNZ @andrewtychen @RGDudley @timjonesbooks @AWoodward_NZ @BanKillerRobots @MAPW_Australia @ncpacs_students @RCW_ @KeepSpace4Peace #BanWeaponsInSpace

Consultation on new space policy has been rushed too quickly, says a mana whenua representative in Māhia. The government is reviewing the NZ Space Policy and the Aotearoa New Zealand Aerospace Strategy, which are both out for consultation. via @radionz rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

“It’s clear local mana whenua were misled by Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck when iwi land at Mahia Peninsula was leased to launch satellites into space.” thedailyblog.co.nz/2022/10/25/roc…

@concernedCocoa @nzspacegovt @RocketLab s5 includes a prohibition on having “control over”, which is precisely what targeting technology provides.

@nzspacegovt public statements use exactly the same wording as @RocketLab public statements. Has the regulator been captured by the regulated? Regardless, their US military customers contradict the official line on weapons systems approved for launch: rocketlabmonitor.com/2022/10/14/roc…

Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War justsecurity.org/83487/bidens-n…

#RocketLab Monitor has concerns about the consultation process and the way the consultation questions have been framed by @MBIEgovtnz and @nzspacegovt. Submission guides are available on the RLM website. Submissions close 31/10/22 -rocketlabmonitor.com/2022/10/14/spa…

@CharlieBarkin6 @MBIEgovtnz @Stuart_NashMP @RocketLab Do you understand observation satellites identify targets and communication satellites direct missiles?

Photos From today's "Keep Space For Peace" picket in Wellington of @MBIEgovtnz (who keep recommending @Stuart_NashMP signs off military payloads for @RocketLab) during the #NZAS22 conference in #Christchurch sponsored by military contractors fueling the arms race in space.

#AerospaceChch #RocketLab #Space4Peace Seen at the NZ Aerospace Summit yesterday: Minister Ayesha Verrall standing-in for Darth Vader on the dark side...

Today @Stuart_NashMP announced the beginning of the space policy review consultation: beehive.govt.nz/release/aerosp…. @MBIEgovtnz officials are leading the consultation process on the values and objectives that underpin space policies for Aotearoa. Look out for @RocketLabM's submission.