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  • Personnel monitor satellite and mission data on multiple screens in an operations centre displaying maps, telemetry and space systems information.

    21 October 2026

    Saab launches Australian-built mission system for space operations

    Saab has launched a new Australian-built, cloud-based software platform developed at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide that enables users to monitor, understand and respond to activity in space.

  • Group of people standing together

    19 October 2026

    SENTRI showcases value of defence innovation funding

    A South Australian project combining advanced sensors, satellite technology and artificial intelligence to improve threat detection and response has successfully demonstrated a new capability with applications across Defence and national security.

  • People in a dark room looking at a computer screen

    17 September 2026

    French space firm joins Adelaide-based space operations centre

    Space operations company Saber Astronautics has welcomed French aerospace firm HEMERIA to its Responsive Space Operations Centre Space Domain Awareness (RSOC SDA) Marketplace.

  • Woman looking at a test tube filled with red liquid

    15 September 2026

    Microgravity mission for SA cancer research

    A South Australian company will send living human cells into space next month as part of a groundbreaking cancer research mission.

  • Black and white close up photo of the Moon's surface

    14 September 2026

    Adelaide researchers using AI to navigate craters on the Moon

    South Australian researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help spacecraft navigate the Moon with greater accuracy, using its craters as landmarks.

  • Flat circular shaped satellite

    14 September 2026

    SA space technology company signs US flat satellite deal

    Adelaide space technology company, Neumann Space, has signed a commercial licence agreement with a US space research and engineering firm, set to advance a new generation of satellite technology.

  • Two men shaking hands in front of banners

    26 August 2026

    Adelaide space companies reunite for satellite mission

    Two Adelaide space companies will work together on a next-generation satellite mission scheduled for launch in 2027, further strengthening Australia’s sovereign space capability and Space Domain Awareness expertise.

  • Lady holding a lunar rover while standing on sand

    26 August 2026

    Small town BIG MISSION: Find out which regional town hosts astronaut simulations

    In the quiet, rolling paddocks of Adelaide University’s Roseworthy campus, you might not expect to see the future of lunar exploration taking shape.

  • Two people shaking hands, standing in front of Space Industry Association of Australia banner.

    25 August 2026

    Nova Systems strengthens defence space capability through global partnership

    South Australia’s Nova Systems, an engineering and aerospace firm, has partnered with global Earth Observation company Planet to enhance the nation’s defence and security capabilities.

  • Three people cutting a ribbon to mark the opening of a new office in Canberra

    14 August 2026

    From west to east: Southern Launch expands into the ACT

    South Australian space company Southern Launch has expanded into the nation's capital with the intent of advancing Australia’s sovereign space and national security capabilities.

  • First all Australian rocket motor launch

    13 August 2026

    First flight a success for all Australian rocket motor

    The first fully Australian-designed and manufactured advanced solid rocket motor has successfully completed a flight test at the Koonibba Test Range in the state’s far west, in what has been described as a “defining moment” for South Australian space company, Southern Launch.

  • Group of high level professionals standing in front of a booth at a conference

    23 July 2026

    SASIC partners with Space Florida to advance global launch ambitions

    The South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) has strengthened South Australia’s ties with one of the world’s leading space ecosystems through a new agreement with Space Florida.

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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