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The 70th International Astronautical Congress is in Washington DC this year, and in the first couple of days we had big presentations from Blue Origin, SpaceX and Rocketlab. We expect more news from the event by the end of the week, but for now here's the interesting stories.
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Read more: Everyone's Going To The Moon - Rocketlab, Blue Origin, SpaceX
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Extended range Photon missions to medium, geostationary and lunar orbits will support deeper space exploration and the return of human presence on the moon
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Read more: Rocket Lab to deliver payloads to the Moon and beyond with Photon
- Article: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-to-deliver-payloads-to-the-moon-and-beyond-with-photon/
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Big questions hang over the future of Dunedin's waterfront development plan after confirmation it will receive $19.9 million from the Provincial Growth Fund.
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Read more: $20m for 'first stage' of waterfront plan
- Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/20m-first-stage-waterfront-plan
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New Zealand’s Defence Minister, Hon Ron Mark, in conjunction with Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, launched “Advancing Pacific Partnerships: A Framework for Defence’s Approach to the Pacific” on 29 October at Te Papa in Wellington. This is the latest in a series of Defence Assessments conducted by the Ministry of Defence and designed to provide more detail around the Government’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018.
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Read more: Defence Minister Commits To Rebuilding Reserve Force
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/10/30/defence-minister-commits-to-rebuilding-reserve-force/
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The New York Times reported on 16 October that the People’s Republic of China had leased the island of Tulagi from Solomon Islands. A secret deal was apparently struck in September, no doubt around the time Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare ascended to his leadership role and Solomon Islands announced its switch from recognising Taipei to Beijing. Tulagi is remembered mostly as the place where the pivotal Allied campaign for Guadalcanal started in World War II. With the leasing of the island, we may well have a shift in the strategic competition in the Pacific.
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Read more: The Tulagi turning point
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-tulagi-turning-point/
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A recognition of the looming challenges facing our Pacific neighbours through climate change and pressures on maritime resources has led to a shift in focus expressed in the just-released Defence Capability Plan 2019.
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Read more: Defence Capability 2019 – reading between the lines
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New Zealanders living around the globe remain at threat of Islamic State's wrath, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says
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Read more: Islamic State still threat to New Zealanders
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