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Australia locks into Landsat with $449m

Australia will revamp a 45-year-old Alice Springs ground station and hire dozens of staff to support it over at least 15 years to ensure continued access to Earth observation...

Gilmour Space to launch hypersonics testbed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local space technology company Gilmour Space will launch a suborbital flight test service for hypersonic vehicles as demand grows for high-speed test facilities in Australia. The new HyPeRsonic Flight...

New rules to slash approval times for $1b space sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Licences to launch rockets into space from Australia will be granted earlier and failed missions won’t necessarily need forensic outside investigation under reforms announced on Wednesday to rebalance safety...

$18m space manufacturing facility launches

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Space research Trailblazer iLAuNCH has opened its $18 million advanced manufacturing facility at the University of South Australia. The 3D metal printing facility is located in Adelaide’s Camden Park,...

Space Industry Association chief exits

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Space Industry Association of Australia chief executive Maria MacNamara has stepped down from the job just three months after joining the national peak body. Ms MacNamara announced her departure...

US-Australia space treaty go for launch

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s space treaty with the United States will be ratified and come into force later this year after winning broad support from lawmakers during a five-month parliamentary inquiry. A...

Gig Guide: Space industry boost at Monash University

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Monash University has bolstered its space industry credentials through the appointment of inaugural Australian Space Agency chief and former CSIRO CEO Dr Megan Clark as chancellor, and the recruiting...

Countdown: Gilmour’s long wait for a launch permit

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The countdown toward the launch of the first Australian designed and manufactured orbital rocket remains on hold as Gilmour Space Technologies’ long wait for an official launch permit from...

Warnings space treaty muddies export licence-free regime

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A lack of clarity in a treaty protecting US space tech coming to Australia could undermine the spirit of incoming defence export licence exemptions, a parliamentary committee has been...

Candle wax blast off for German rocket

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide spacetech Southern Launch will attempt to send an 11.5 metre candle wax powered German rocket into sub-orbit on Thursday from its Koonibba test range in the state’s far...