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How space flights could reinvigorate the Christchurch economy

31 July 2020

James Powell, UC graduate and general manager of Dawn Aerospace, tells Stuff that Christchurch is an ideal place to base their innovative operations, and how space flights could help the city rebuild itself by reinvigorating the Christchurch economy.

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Dawn Aerospace chief technical officer Stefan Powell with his brother and general manager James Powell with the Dawn Mk-II Aurora, which was unveiled this week. John Kirk-Anderon/Stuff.

“Christchurch is an ideal place to base operations because it is a good location for flight testing, has the exceptional University of Canterbury engineering school, less air traffic and relatively stable weather” says Dawn Aerospace general manager and UC graduate James Powell.

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