Press Release – Great South Great South is pleased to announce Robin McNeill has been appointed general manager of its Space Operations programme. Great South manages New Zealand’s only commercial low earth orbit satellite ground station at Awarua, established by Mr McNeill in 2004, which is now in hot demand for its antenna hosting services from many of the well-known commercial satellite companies. It also provides launch support for international space operators, including Rocket Lab. The Space Operations team is recruiting two more engineers and recently shifted to new premises. Great South Chief Executive Graham Budd said this was an exciting time for the space operations programme and he was delighted Robin had been appointed to this position.