Tag: Space

WA space sector to get $6.5 million in state budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Ahead of the Western Australian budget in May, the state government has revealed it will include $6.5 million to support the space industry. The funds will be split between...

NASA partners with Australian Space Agency on earth observation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
NASA will partner with the Australian Space Agency on earth observation following Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s $1.2 billion funding of Australia’s National Space Mission. The Australian Space Agency and NASA...

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...

The AI powered drones hunting meteorites in outback WA

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Researchers at Curtin University have recovered a meteorite in the Western Australian outback using a new drone-mounted AI scanner. The meteorite was recovered at the end of last year...

Australian companies unite to deliver Defence space work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Eight leading Australian-owned space and defence companies have formed a new consortium to capitalise on increased funding from the federal government and the need for sovereign space defence capabilities...

Pezzullo beats drums of a new star wars

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo has no hope that humanity can “reset itself” in space, warning the new frontier will be contested and open to “tyranny”. In an address...

CSIRO offers free program to space SMEs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national science agency will support up to 25 small to medium businesses working in the Australian space sector with a new program that offers training, mentorship, and access...

Hypersonix Launch Systems to develop reusable space vehicle

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Aerospace engineering company Hypersonix Launch Systems has teamed up with the University of Southern Queensland to create a re-usable hypersonic UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) to be named Delta Velos....