Tag: Saber Astronautics

Quasar is CSIRO’s latest venture science bet

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO has come together with science venture VC partners Main Sequence and a group of Australian industry partners to launch a space communications startup that traces its technology...

Mission control deal goes to Saber Astronautics

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian space sector startup Saber Astronautics has been given a $6 million grant via the government’s Space Infrastructure Fund to develop the national Mission Control Centre at the Lot...

Local space sector is over the moon

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The $150 million federal play to involve Australian companies in American missions to the moon and Mars has been cautiously welcomed by local space firms, with hopes it could...

Arnhem Land plan for NASA rockets

Posted on   |  by James Riley
NASA’s plan to launch rockets from the Northern Territory is another watershed moment for the Australian space sector, with hopes the venture will encourage the federal government to provide...

Saber Astro wins defence contract

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Sydney-based space company Saber Astronautics has secured a $1 million-plus defence contract to roll out an electronic signals damage detection technology. The funding is for phase two of a...

Comp heats up over space agency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The competition between states and territories to host the Australian space agency is heating up, despite concerns the rivalries may undermine the agency’s national mission. The federal government recently...

Kiwis get the jump in space

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A successful rocket launch by a New Zealand company has signaled that space is “open for business”, with several Australian companies looking to follow in its footsteps. But a...

New space agency is a huge win

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian space industry leaders have hailed the Commonwealth’s “historic” creation of a national space agency, saying it will lead to thousands of local jobs and help coordinate the growing...