Tag: Fleet Space Technologies

‘Massive’: Govt slashes red tape for rocket launches

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has relaxed a requirement that space operators use third parties when applying to obtain launch licences or permits in a move that promises to save Australian...

Australian Space Park backers exited before SA govt pivot

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of the four companies behind plans to build Australian Space Park in Adelaide had already withdrawn from the joint venture when the South Australian government pulled its funding...

Industry told of space park U-turn only hours before

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry players bidding to operate part of the Australian Space Park in Adelaide were notified of sweeping changes to the project on the same day that the South Australian...

Australian Space Park in doubt after SA pulls funding

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Plans to build the country’s first dedicated space manufacturing hub have hit a setback after the South Australian government pulled its share of funding from the $66 million project...

Satellite startup Fleet Space lands $50m Series C

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide nanosatellite startup Fleet Space Technologies is now worth $350 million after raising $50 million in an oversubscribed series C, the company announced on Wednesday. Fleet said it will...

Fleet Space scores first satellite deal with Defence

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Nanosatellite startup Fleet Space Technologies has struck a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s nascent Space Command defence agency to develop a low-Earth orbit satellite communications system. The 16-month deal,...

Titomic shield to protect Fleet Space satellites

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Radiation shielding for South Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies’ Alpha satellites is being provided by Titomic, a Melbourne-based metal additive manufacturer. Announced on Friday, Titomic will work on the first...

Fleet Space unveils critical minerals exploration technology

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
SpaceTech startup Fleet Space Technologies has launched a critical minerals exploration system that can deliver results up to hundred times faster than traditional methods. Known as GeoSphere, the system...

SA govt to build $20m space manufacturing hub

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
The South Australian government has announced a partnership with four companies and $20 million in funding for “the first dedicated space manufacturing hub – the Australian Space Park.” The state’s...