Tag: Space

Bureau of Meteorology to open new space hub

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
The Bureau of Meteorology is set to open a space weather hub in Adelaide that will monitor events like solar flares, which can disrupt services like GPS for navigation...

Southern Launch rocket flight moved to Wednesday

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A landmark rocket launch from South Australia will now take place on Wednesday, after unfavourable weather forced a postponement of the original plan last Friday. Adelaide space company Southern...

Time to make Australian space agency permanent: Industry

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
The Australian Space Agency should be made a permanent statutory authority and be given funding that is more in line with comparable countries like Canada, the head of Australia’s...

Countries will not ‘play nice’ in space: Defence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
“Hostile acts” in space and the strategic importance of the region are spurring the Australian Defence Force to develop sovereign space access and capabilities, according to a high-ranking officer...

Govt issues first commercial rocket flight permit

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian space company Southern Launch will send a Taiwanese rocket into sub-orbit after receiving the first local permit for commercial rocket activities from the federal government. Taiwanese private...

Microsoft enters Australian space race

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Microsoft Australia’s Lynn McDonald is on a mission to help the local space industry take off and “break the mould”, with an aim to have Microsoft as one of...

Tech Central to add space research network

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new Space Research Network linking industry, academic research and government will be established at Sydney’s Tech Central precinct with $1.4 million in state government funding. The University of...
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