A bid to launch Australia’s first female astronaut into space has secured another major backer, taking the haul from the private campaign to more than $26 million. Mining giant...
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Two of Australia’s most closely watched space startups, Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix, have teamed up to develop flight-test options for hypersonic vehicles as demand grows. Under the deal,...
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German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from its own soil. The...
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Chinese startup LandSpace has recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only private companies to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing...
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Scoping work for Western Australia’s first dual-corridor spaceport will get under way after Perth-based company Space Angel landed a $1.75 million state government grant. The state government went looking...
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One of America’s largest aerospace innovators and spaceport operators is teaming up with the South Australian government to explore new launch and recovery sites in the state. Space Florida,...
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For decades, space was viewed primarily through the lens of science, national prestige and defence. Today, it is increasingly an economic story. What was once the domain of governments...
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The Albanese government has set out its long-awaited vision for the space sector, releasing a ministerial statement that points to the five areas where it believes Australia has an...
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South Australian space port operator Southern Launch has closed a $25 million funding round after conducting Australian-first commercial launches and re-entries and providing tracking for the Artemis lunar mission....
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Gilmour Space Technologies has added former NASA second-in-command and space shuttle pilot Colonel Pamela Melroy to its board as it pushes ahead with plans of global commercial expansion. The...
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A computer system able to beam live images from on-board small satellites to earth in efficient, low-energy data streams will be further developed using support from a South Australian...
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Anthony Albanese says the federal government has been “lobbying hard” to send qualified astronaut and Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space on one of the last International...
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Australia’s space industry regulator will still face a funding cliff in 2028 despite a $22 million top up in Tuesday’s federal budget and in defiance of warnings the vital...
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In two weeks, the Treasurer will hand down a federal budget. Buried deep in the fine print is a line item most Australians will never see, yet it goes...