Oh that would be amazing! 🚀👩🏼‍🚀🌱

Their comments arise from our latest findings on Aotearoa NZ's aerospace sector and sustainability with @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social & team: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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🔗 Read the full paper here: csps.aerospace.org/papers/space...
📍Published by the Center for Space Policy & Strategy @ Aerospace Corporation

With support from:
Sustainable Space Initiative @ University of Auckland

#spaceports #spacesustainability #spacestrategy #AotearoaInSpace

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✅ Looking offshore?
Floating launch/landing platforms could relieve land-use pressures — but they come with serious engineering & cost challenges.

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✅ Spaceports don’t succeed in isolation.
They need ecosystems:
⚙️ Supporting infrastructure
👩‍🔬 Talent pipelines
📜 Regulation
🤝 Public-private partnerships
(NZ is doing some things right here!)

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✅ Trust is key.
Opaque processes & poor consultation — especially with Indigenous communities — can derail projects before they launch.

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✅ Not all spaceports deliver promised benefits.
Our US & NZ case studies show failed projections, financial shortfalls & community opposition where stakeholder engagement was weak.

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✅ Forecasting launch demand is tricky.
Satellite filings often overestimate demand — only a fraction of proposed satellites actually make it to orbit.

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✅ Spaceport ambitions must be grounded in practical realities.
Launch sites should balance space aspirations with regional economic, environmental & social needs.

Thank you 😘 Sleep is scarce but we're working on it.