Launch Payload To Space And Attend Rocket Launch

Private New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab Limited (www.rocketlab.co.nz) is preparing to launch the Atea-1 sub-orbital rocket to space on 30th November.

Rocket Lab is offering the public an opportunity to purchase payload capacity and attend this historic launch as a VIP on the Great Mercury Island launch site. The winning bidder will have the exclusive opportunity to be a part of the maiden launch of the Atea-1 sub-orbital rocket, by being a valued guest at the launch on Great Mercury Island, and also have their personal payload sent into space and returned.

The maiden launch of Atea-1 will be the first privately constructed rocket launched from the Southern Hemisphere to enter space.


THE WINNING BIDDER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
* Include up to 100 grams of payload on the rocket
* View the launch as a VIP at Great Mercury Island
* Gain exclusive access to the launch site and pre-launch activities
* Secure branding space on the rocket and launch infrastructure
* Be a part of New Zealand history


OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLICATIONS:
* Commercial - launch your product or service into space, a large media contingent is attending the launch which will provide significant national and international exposure
* Personal - launch your familys DNA into space, photos, jewellery, personal memento, the possibilities are endless


THE ROCKET:
The Atea-1 is designed specifically for scientific sub-orbital missions. It will travel at Mach 5 to an altitude of 120 kilometres (space is considered to start at 100 kilometres) then return to Earth in a sub-orbital ballistic curve, to be recovered from a splashdown at sea. The rocket generates the equivalent of 3,200 horsepower from a rocket engine weighing just 13kg.


FURTHER INFORMATION:
View the Rocket Lab Web site (www.rocketlab.co.nz/auction.html) for further information about the Atea program and auction terms and conditions.