The Australian Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a far-reaching review of the agency’s governance arrangements. The...
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Gold Coast rocket company Gilmour Space has partnered with one of Asia’s largest payload service providers, Space BD, to begin offering its global satellite customers launch opportunities from Australia....
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If everything goes to plan, Gilmour Space Technologies’ ElaraSat satellite bus will be lifted to low earth orbit on Tuesday as a rideshare customer aboard the next SpaceX Transporter-14...
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A $20 million space manufacturing facility backed by the South Australian government will take at least another three years to complete, with construction only now set to get underway....
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Australia’s largest spacecraft manufacturing facility will be built in Sydney’s south and scale up to producing 20 spacecraft a year under a partnership between Space Machines Company and the...
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It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Gilmour Space Technologies crew after two scrubbed launch attempts in the past week. The Eris TestFlight1 mission has now been put on...
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Gilmour Space Technologies has postponed the historic maiden launch of its Eris rocket indefinitely after an electrical fault during pre-launch checks caused the nose cone to open. The company,...
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The Gilmour Space Technologies window opens at 7.30am on Thursday morning, paving the way for the historic launch of its TestFlight1 mission – the maiden flight of its Eris...
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You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your phone, book a rideshare, navigate your way to meet someone, and...
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Gilmour Space Technologies will attempt the first orbital launch from Australian soil in more than 50 years as early as Thursday morning after receiving final approval from the space...
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US President Donald Trump’s budget proposal seeks to axe key parts of NASA’s moon program with a US$6 billion (A$9.3 billion) cut for the space agency’s 2026 budget, but...
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New Zealand will have in place by July legislation regulating operators of ground-based space infrastructure, aimed at deterring foreign interference, the country’s Space minister Judith Collins said. The new...
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In an election dominated by pressing issues like housing, the cost of living, energy transition, Medicare and jobs, it may seem counterintuitive to prioritise space. But if we are...
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Quantum clock maker QuantX Labs is preparing to launch a key component of its optical atomic clock into space for the first time to test the reliability and performance...