“We have the capacity for frugal innovation,” says Nyambura Kamau in putting a spotlight on Kenya’s drive to bootstrap space-sector solutions for real-world problems. This move reshapes the landscape...
Space
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Fleet Space Technologies’ equipment will land on the moon in 2026 after the South Australia-based company struck a launch agreement with a Texas-based orbital vehicle operator. The Australian company’s...
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The space collaboration treaty between the US and Australia last week might encourage more foreign launches from Australian soil, but it does not enable technology transfer and as a...
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Australia and the United States have signed off on a long-awaited space technology sharing agreement, giving American space companies the green light to conduct launches from Australian spaceports. The...
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The Western Australian government has more than doubled its commitment to the state’s remote space operations control complex, positioning the facility as a go-to hub for space operations and...
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The Australian Capital Territory aims to position itself as the nation’s “gateway to space” via a new industry hub, to serve as a link between research, industry, and government...
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A single national space strategy that positions northern Australia as a global launch hub should be developed as a matter of urgency to address “worrying headwinds” facing the sector...
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The federal government has relaxed a requirement that space operators use third parties when applying to obtain launch licences or permits in a move that promises to save Australian...
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A $71 million satellite manufacturing hub planned for the outskirts of Canberra has been canned by a consortium of aerospace and defence firms in the wake of the Albanese...
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South Korean rocket startup Innospace will use the Northern Territory as a launchpad for its world-leading hybrid-fueled rockets from 2025 after it signed a multi-year contract with Equatorial Launch...
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Former Industry minister Karen Andrews says the federal government is walking away from the domestic space industry, with program cuts that will undermine Australia’s sovereign capability and limit new...
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Australia and the United States are deepening ties on space, agreeing on Saturday to add the domain to the nations’ military alliance. The addition means Australian and US forces...
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Australia’s fire chiefs anticipate the next generation of space-based fire detection and extinction tools enabled by low-earth orbit satellites may hold the key to mitigating extreme remote wildfires. Extreme...
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Two of the four companies behind plans to build Australian Space Park in Adelaide had already withdrawn from the joint venture when the South Australian government pulled its funding...