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  • Dr Catherine Grace, Director Space SASIC

    17 February 2023

    New director to grace SASIC leadership

    A familiar face to many in the South Australian space industry, Dr Catherine Grace has been appointed as Director, Space …

  • AICRAFT's Pulsar module in hand

    16 February 2023

    Mission accomplished as AICRAFT launches module into orbit

    South Australian artificial intelligence company AICRAFT has successfully launched its edge computing module, Pulsar, into orbit. The device launched on …

  • QuantX Lab’s Yong Ooi working on one of the company's world-leading technologies

    31 January 2023

    SpaceLab at Lot Fourteen sees residents’ growth soar

    South Australian space companies based at Lot Fourteen’s newly named SpaceLab building have collectively seen a four-fold increase in new …

  • SSTL Technology demonstrator: Dot 1

    15 December 2022

    SSTL gravitates to Adelaide to establish Australian base

    Airbus subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), has announced Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation district as the location for the company’s …

  • A Kestrel I rocket ready for launch at the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

    7 December 2022

    Two new rocket launches scheduled in South Australia

    Southern Launch and ATSpace return to launch up to two Kestrel I rockets before the end of the year. After …

  • ResearchSat team

    6 December 2022

    Local start-up reaches new heights for biomedical space research

    Local space medtech start-up ResearchSat has reached a major milestone, with its first CubeSat launched into Low Earth orbit last …

  • Dr Carl Seubert, Chief Research Officer, SmartSat CRC; Dr Mark Rice, founder, Safety in Space; Professor Andy Koronios, CEO and Managing Director, SmartSat CRC, Dr Lisa Mazzuca, Mission Manager, NASA Search and Rescue; Cody Kelly, Deputy for National Affairs, NASA Search and Rescue

    21 November 2022

    SmartSat and NASA partner to develop new astronaut search and rescue tech

    First announced in 2020, the strategic collaboration between NASA and SmartSat CRC will advance satellite-based emergency communications to ensure astronaut …

  • 14 November 2022

    One giant leap for Kanyini

    With its 2023 launch announced by the South Australian government, here’s a look inside the Kanyini CubeSat. It’s the multi-million-dollar …

  • Research centre for Excellence in Plants for Space P4S

    4 November 2022

    New research centre to revolutionise next-gen of space food

    The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced funding for a new Adelaide-based research centre for Excellence in Plants for Space …

  • CGI Defence & Space

    2 November 2022

    CGI touches down at Defence and Space Landing Pad

    Global IT and business consulting services firm CGI has established its new Space, Defence and Intelligence Hub at Lot Fourteen’s …

  • 2 November 2022

    New program to launch next generation into space

    The Andy Thomas Space Foundation and the Australian Space Agency have teamed up with Makers Empire to deliver the Australian-first space …

  • Kanyini launch partners

    25 October 2022

    Kanyini booked to blast off in 2023

    South Australia’s first home-grown satellite, Kanyini, has been booked to blast off on a Space X Transporter mission in 2023. …

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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