PremiumLachlan RennieMultimedia Journalist, Newstalk ZB·Newstalk ZB·12 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌New Zealand Space Agency Deputy Head Andrew Johnson said the agency learned a lot from the mission. Photo / SuppliedThe international non-profit behind a failed satellite project that received $29 million in New Zealand taxpayer funding is launching an internal review.

MethaneSAT - a collaboration with the United States-based Environmental Defence Fund - lost contact with the ground in June last year and is believed to be unrecoverable.