Rocket Lab gives Stuff exclusive access to its Auckland factory as it launches New Zealand's first space apprenticeship. The former Whangārei boy is part of the inaugural cohort accepted into New Zealand’s first aerospace apprenticeship, offered by Rocket Lab. JASON DORDAY/STUFF Excited to have launched his career in the space industry is Mercury Nisbet, Rocket Lab Junior Mechanical Assembly Technician. Rocket Lab engineers led the development of new Aerospace unit standards which are now part of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) framework. Depending on demand, Rocket Lab said it would look at expanding the apprenticeship by opening it up to high school-leavers in 2021.

Source: Stuff July 22, 2020 17:01 UTC