Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has partnered with a German rocket manufacturer to carry out launches from a site in South Australia. Rocket Factory Ausburg AG (RFA) now has...
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Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies has signed a collaboration arrangement with Spanish SENER Aeroespacial to build a safety system into Gilmour rockets that can autonomously terminate a space flight. The...
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Optus has brought in Mitsubishi Electric as part of its bid to establish a major satellite communications system project for the Defence Force, with a supplier to be selected...
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Grants worth $1.2 million have been shared among three Australian space companies under round four of the Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement program. The $150 million program...
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Legendary Australian scientist and deep tech entrepreneur David Skellern, a member of the original team that built the world’s first WiFi chipset, has been appointed as chair of the...
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Australia is completely reliant on data from foreign-owned satellites for its weather forecasting, resource and water management and disaster response and this is creating a “sovereign risk”, according to...
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The South Australian government has announced a partnership with four companies and $20 million in funding for “the first dedicated space manufacturing hub – the Australian Space Park.” The state’s...
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The Australian Space Agency’s funding is “insufficient” and consideration should be given to making it a statutory authority, a government-led committee has said. The House of Representatives Standing Committee...
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Internet of things satellite connectivity developer Fleet Space Technologies is to develop a new generation of 3D-printed small satellites named Alpha, with the first satellites ready for launch in...
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The Australian Space Agency has released its Earth Observation (EO) from Space roadmap, as part of its broader Advancing Space program of activities. Earth Observation is used to measure...
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Deputy leader of the Opposition Richard Marles has called for the government to provide more support to Australia’s burgeoning space sector, but stopped short of committing Labor to a...
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The national science agency will support up to 25 small to medium businesses working in the Australian space sector with a new program that offers training, mentorship, and access...
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The Australian Space Agency is confident its processing time on launch and facility licences will come down after bringing on more staff and completing a full cycle of its...
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Hydrogen-powered aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced that it has placed an order with Amiga Engineering for a claimed world-first: a 3D printed, fixed-geometry scramjet engine. According to...