We were talking about the risks of RocketLab being militarized years ago (shout out to Oliver Neas ) & routinely got told by people that it was a silly belief & to back kiwi science. NZ politicians & media were similarly uninterested Now they're openly making us a military target - ThreadSky

kyledchurch.bsky.social • 4 days ago

We were talking about the risks of RocketLab being militarized years ago (shout out to Oliver Neas ) & routinely got told by people that it was a silly belief & to back kiwi science. NZ politicians & media were similarly uninterested

Now they're openly making us a military target

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hmeas.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yup

jessterraformearth.bsky.social•4 days ago

The acres of flags in the RocketLab 'private business' workshop really bothered me.
#nzpol #nzspace

saltmegamitensei.bsky.social•4 days ago

oh good and just when we really should be moving away from US influence too.

imflyingsolo.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nuclear free NZ was about ensuring we wouldn't become a target.
Disappointed we're now reported to be supporting the US dictatorship / war machine. 😔 what percentage of rocket labs is US owned?

jessterraformearth.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nuclear-free NZ status is always dependent on who controls government. Voting really does matter.

Remember 'gone by lunchtime' was National's Brash about nukes, in a frightening forecast of how the RW genuinely despise what many of us treasure about Aotearoa NZ.

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22767172

fubard.bsky.social•4 days ago

Most of it.

Rocket Lab NZ is a subsidiary of the US company, now.

This after they were funded by Callaghan Innovation (the NZ taxpayer, in other words)