KiwiStar Optics appoints Julia Rothman as General Manager
KiwiStar Optics, an Electro Optic Systems (EOS) company, has appointed Julia Rothman as its new General Manager. Rothman brings more than two decades of international experience across space systems, defence capability development and advanced technology programs, having worked across the United States, New Zealand and global commercial space sectors. “I’m excited to be joining KiwiStar […]
KiwiStar Optics optical system to be used in Australian space research centre R&D project for bushfire resilience
KiwiStar Optics and EOS Space Systems will play an integral part of a research project co-funded by Smartsat CRC and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government. On 22 September 2023, Australia’s leading space research centre, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) announced a suite of new R&D projects and university appointments in support of the ACT […]
Victoria University degree in Space Science, a world first
By Anthony Young, CapitalNZ News Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington will become the first university in New Zealand to offer Space Science as an undergraduate major, fuelled by increasing interest in a growing national space industry. A focus on ‘near space’ makes it unique internationally. Dr Tulasi Parashar, one of the lecturers […]