7059 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

7059 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space: Can the Minister confirm whether control of the MethaneSAT mission will still be transferred to Auckland University, as originally intended and if not why not?

Hon Judith Collins: Mission partners remain committed to transferring the mission operations control centre (MOCC) to the University of Auckland’s Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute as always planned. The MOCC has been temporarily transferred to Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) which built the satellite, to enable BCT to address challenges which are affecting the satellite’s operation.