Tag: Space

$110M SmartSat CRC launched

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A new $110 million smart satellites Cooperative Research Centre will be the “engine room” for the Australian space sector and help local companies take on the world, its CEO...

$12 million added to SA space push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has pledged an additional $12 million to the local space sector, with a new mission control centre and education facility to be established in Adelaide. But...

Stability key for science outcomes

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
It started so well. A quantum computing professor, Michelle Simmons, was named Australian of the Year and for a moment 2018 looked like it would be a bright and...

Karen Andrews on science ambition

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews says Australia needs to address where the skills shortages are now before the country looks to importing labour. This is one of...

ANU’s search for space business

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian National University in Canberra is the latest institution to jump on the space sector bandwagon, launching a new Institute of Space to act as a bridge between...

Space needs further boost: Gilmour

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will need to contribute significantly more resources to the nascent Australian space sector if it wants to get even close to achieving its goal of tripling its...

The moon shot of moon shots

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Strap yourselves in Australia, we’re going to the moon. The CSIRO has launched a space industry roadmap for nation that urges the industry in Australia to get behind efforts...

Space chief sets first priorities

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Australia is late to the party in relation to the space sector, according to the newly-appointed Australian Government space tsar Megan Clark, but we’ve ended up with the most...

SA to meet Bezos’ moon outfit

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The South Australian government is set to meet with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to discuss the state’s potential role in the aerospace company’s mission to the moon. It was...
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