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Tech Central to add space research network

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...

Qld govt makes equity investment in space tech

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies as part of its $61 million Series C round, the largest private equity raise...

Southern Launch gets second site licence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide space tech Southern Launch has been granted a second launch site licence from the Commonwealth for a facility 680km west of the capital. The approval allows the company...

Australia-US in talks on space technology treaty

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian government will negotiate a bilateral treaty with the US for protections of space technology, in a bid to attract more American investment and access to sensitive technology...

SA Budget: Lot 14 boost and digital restart plans

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The South Australian government will invest more than $20 million into its innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, open a new fund which supports the federal manufacturing strategy, and has detailed...

Defence sets up ‘Space Division’ with $7b boost

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence will establish a Space Division within the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2022, after being allocated $7 billion by the government last year to improve how it...

Space momentum grows as Aussie startups team up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian space startups Space Machines Company and HEO Robotics will team up to launch a number of cameras into space to help Defence better identify satellites, as the momentum...

Manufacturers look to reshore operations: Report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than half of Australian manufacturers are looking to reshore their operations locally in the next two years, a new report has found, as sovereign capability in the sector...

Manufacturing fund opens for business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The first program under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative – this one focused on the space sector – is open for business, with government calling for the first...

Made in Aust: Black Sky’s solid rocket fuel

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Queensland-based space company Black Sky Aerospace has successfully launched its first rocket powered by Australian-made solid-state fuel. Black Sky developed an original process for the manufacture of solid rocket...
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