Business time for NZ rocket

AS Australia looks set to launch its own space agency, a rocket company across the ditch is about to attempt a milestone launch all of its own.

New Zealand-based Rocket Lab will today make another bid to launch its first fully commercial payload into orbit, in what it says is a major step for the industry.

Since testing began, the space company has put four satellites into orbit, and from today has two weeks to get its first fully fledged business mission – aptly named “It’s Business Time” – off the ground.