新西兰以颁发给专业人员和学生的首个总理空间奖表彰空间创新。 New Zealand honors space innovation with its first Prime Minister's Space Prize, awarded to both professionals and students.

新西兰宣布了首个总理空间奖获奖者,同时表彰了在空间创新方面的专业和学生优异成绩。 New Zealand has announced its first Prime Minister's Space Prize winners, recognizing both professional and student excellence in space innovation. 新西兰空间行动组织创始人Robin McNeill赢得了专业奖,而中学生Cairo Akehurst和Tianyi Mathur共同获得了学生奖。 Robin McNeill, founder of Space Operations New Zealand, won the professional prize, while high school students Cairo Akehurst and Tianyi Mathur jointly received the student prize. 这些奖项旨在推动新西兰充满活力的空间部门,该部门雇用约5 000人,每年为经济贡献17亿美元。 These awards aim to boost New Zealand's vibrant space sector, which employs around 5,000 people and contributes $1.7 billion annually to the economy.