Tag: Australian space agency

DTA and privacy watchdog get MYEFO funding boost

The Digital Transformation Agency and national privacy watchdog have both been given funding boosts, while more cash has also been injected into the federal government’s digital economy strategy as part of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) update...

Labor calls for more govt space sector support

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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...

CSIRO offers free program to space SMEs

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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...

Bureau of Meteorology to open new space hub

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The Bureau of Meteorology is set to open a space weather hub in Adelaide that will monitor events like solar flares, which can disrupt services like GPS for navigation...

South Australia rocket launch delayed again

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A planned rocket launch from South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula has been delayed for the second time in a week after a system failed to come online just before lift...

Southern Launch rocket flight moved to Wednesday

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A landmark rocket launch from South Australia will now take place on Wednesday, after unfavourable weather forced a postponement of the original plan last Friday. Adelaide space company Southern...

Landmark Australian rocket launch postponed

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A planned rocket launch from South Australia billed as the most important in decades for Australia’s space sector was postponed on Friday because of unsafe winds. Adelaide Space tech...

Govt issues first commercial rocket flight permit

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South Australian space company Southern Launch will send a Taiwanese rocket into sub-orbit after receiving the first local permit for commercial rocket activities from the federal government. Taiwanese private...