27770 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Written Question

Published date: 11 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	27770 (2025)
Question asked:	26 May 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Space
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	05 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_27770_2025
Document guid:	077a0ee2-a6c6-45fe-b45e-b582eab93541

27770 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space: What events or meetings, if any, has the Minister attended with US Space Force , including location, meeting description, and attendees?

Hon Judith Collins: I met with the Chief of Space Operations at US Space Force General Chance Saltzman at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs’ Broadmoor Resort on 10 April 2024. In attendance were the staff of General Chance Saltzman's office along with my Senior Private Secretary, RNZAF’s Chief of Air Force Darryn Webb, Ministry of Defence’s Director Policy Branch Bronwyn Evans-Kent and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s General Manager of Science and Space Iain Cossar.