Tag: Space

Moon to Mars initiative commits $40m to space projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Moon to Mars Initiative Demonstrator Mission Grants worth around $40 million have been awarded to 10 projects led by Australian businesses and universities that aim to support NASA’s return...

SA to pilot tech-focused grad placements for SMEs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An industry placement program designed to connect South Australian graduates with small to medium-sized enterprises and startups specialising in space, cybersecurity and other high-tech industries is set to begin...

Hypersonix builds its first reusable scramjet engine demonstrator

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Brisbane-based Hypersonix has completed pilot production of its reusable hydrogen-powered scramjet engine, as it seeks an Australian manufacturer for its single-use engines. The technology demonstrator of its hydrogen-powered SPARTAN...

Australia’s US space tech treaty locked in

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia and the US have agreed in principle to a new space technology sharing agreement two years after negotiations began and just weeks after the Albanese government slashed $77...

National Indigenous Space Academy launches

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A NASA internship for First Nations Australian university students has been launched with funding support from the Australian Space Agency. The National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) will enable five...

Watch this space: Sector waits on new govt policies

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian government has agreed to only a handful of the 38 space industry development recommendations it received a year ago, resisting calls to provide more specific funding to...

Southern Launch confirms second rocket launch attempt

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Southern Launch’s second attempt at launching a rocket from the site of its proposed Whalers’ Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia will take place later this month, after...

Victoria to create space and defence industry network

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has turned to the private sector to establish a defence and space industry network to help local companies capitalise on “unprecedented investment” from the Commonwealth. The...