- A US Air Force C-17 bound for McMurdo Station in Antarctica turned back to Christchurch after New Zealand issued a NOTAM warning of "potentially hazardous" space activity.
- The warning came after Russia notified NZ of a planned missile launch inside New Zealand's huge Oceanic Flight Information Region, during the busy WINFLY resupply period.
- New Zealand's CAA stressed the NOTAM alerts pilots but doesn't ban flights — operators decide whether to proceed — and the C-17 returned about 150 minutes after departure.
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