Article: Space firm to build NZ rocket engine.

Pioneers in New Zealand's embryonic space industry say they will start work within weeks on their first flight engine for a domestically launched sub-orbital rocket.

Peter Beck of Auckland said his Rocket Lab was developing small unmanned rockets for commercial use, and was already working through the details of two international launch services contracts he hoped would be signed this year.

Rocket Lab was also set to present a paper at an Australian space industry conference, and was developing more new aerospace products.

Mr Beck said the lab had just finished analysing data from its testing of a prototype engine over the past two months. Rocket Lab had also ...

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