Kiwis in Space
In January 2018, New Zealand became one of only eleven countries that have successfully built and launched a rocket capable of sending satellites into space. This interview with Rocket Lab Avionics Manager Naomi Altman explains the science and technology behind that incredible achievement.
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Series: Connected 2018 Level 4 - Digital Space
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Geometry and Measurement, Statistics, Nature of science, Physical world, Nature of technology
Kiwis in Space
Words by Laurie Winkless
This article describes how three Kiwi companies have used digital technology to help solve health or social problems. It demonstrates how digital technologists think through a problem and how a seemingly abstract issue can be turned into a series of tasks that digital technologies can solve.
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