The "artificial moon" would illuminate an area of 80km, with a dusk-like glow that could replace streetlights.
The spaceport is located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility where unmanned cargo missions already launch to the International Space Station.
It's hoped the factory will soon build a new Electron rocket every week.
Shatner opened Rocket Lab's new factory with Jacinda Ardern today.
The new 7500 square metre factory is located in Mount Wellington.
They were headed to the International Space Station but ended up in Kazakhstan.
Head of Russian agency claimed the hole was deliberately drilled.
Two Columbia University researchers presented their tantalising evidence for a moon - a behemoth the size of Neptune.
Discovered in 2015 the planet wasn't publicly unveiled until today.
It’ll be the first commercial radar in the world able to detect smaller junk of around 2cm, Leo Labs says.
Japan space agency scientists and engineers are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth.
They will also give the space tourist's reason why they volunteered for the historic trip.
Weatherman Dan Corbett and Stardome Educator Josh Kirkley give their opposing view.
Many have reported hearing and seeing what’s believed to be a meteor last evening.
The phenomena is the same thing as the northern variant - Aurora Borealis - and is often seen in the south.
The agreement is accompanied by a new scholarship.
Rocket Lab had to call off planned launches earlier in the year due to technical issues.
Sir Patrick, 78, was renowned for his role the Star Trek: The Next Generation, and has not played a part in a Star Trek production since 2002's 'Star Trek: Nemesis'.
The crews will travel to the International Space Station aboard two commercial spacecraft that Boeing and SpaceX plan to send into the stratosphere sometime during the coming year.
Chris Porteners sent the beautiful images to 1 NEWS, saying they were taken this morning from Nelson's Boulder Bank.
The moon will appear red in the morning sky in the rare celestial event called selenelion.
The celestial event occurs when the moon is in Earth's shadow but can still be seen.
A lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in the red planet.
Both the sun and moon will be visible at the same time several minutes after 8am on Saturday.
Sian Cleaver was spreading the word at the NZ Science Festival in Dunedin.
Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus will all be clearly visible from Earth.
The SOFIA telescope is part of an effort to better understand the depths of our universe.
The reappearance of Matariki signals the beginning of the Maori new year.
A new target time for the next launch attempt will be announced shortly, Rocket Lab says.
The meteorite was seen widely across Europe, including Belgium and Germany.
