54721 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Written Question

Published date: 07 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	54721 (2025)
Question asked:	23 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Space
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	02 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_54721_2025
Document guid:	b3349c50-9b31-42de-a355-b90feb3d7973

54721 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space: Further to WPQ 52680 Were the components faulty or not?

Hon Judith Collins: As I stated earlier, success in space is never guaranteed. Following the anomaly investigation, it remains unknown whether the failure began with, or spread to, the flight avionics unit or power subsystems. While a failure of the subsystems occurred, that does not mean it was caused by faulty components. For detail I refer the member again to the anomaly report published by MethaneSAT LLC.