Tag: Space

Countries will not ‘play nice’ in space: Defence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
“Hostile acts” in space and the strategic importance of the region are spurring the Australian Defence Force to develop sovereign space access and capabilities, according to a high-ranking officer...

Govt issues first commercial rocket flight permit

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Microsoft enters Australian space race

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Microsoft Australia’s Lynn McDonald is on a mission to help the local space industry take off and “break the mould”, with an aim to have Microsoft as one of...

Tech Central to add space research network

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new Space Research Network linking industry, academic research and government will be established at Sydney’s Tech Central precinct with $1.4 million in state government funding. The University of...

Qld govt makes equity investment in space tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies as part of its $61 million Series C round, the largest private equity raise...

Southern Launch gets second site licence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide space tech Southern Launch has been granted a second launch site licence from the Commonwealth for a facility 680km west of the capital. The approval allows the company...

Australia-US in talks on space technology treaty

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian government will negotiate a bilateral treaty with the US for protections of space technology, in a bid to attract more American investment and access to sensitive technology...

SA Budget: Lot 14 boost and digital restart plans

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The South Australian government will invest more than $20 million into its innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, open a new fund which supports the federal manufacturing strategy, and has detailed...

Defence sets up ‘Space Division’ with $7b boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence will establish a Space Division within the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2022, after being allocated $7 billion by the government last year to improve how it...