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Keep up to date with the latest South Australian news, media releases and events related to space industry innovation, opportunities, research and entrepreneurial development.

  • Deloitte patch on space suit

    19 October 2022

    GRAVITY Challenge 05 applications take off

    Applications are now open for the global space innovation community to help solve real-world challenges using space technology through GRAVITY …

  • Artist impression of the Kanyini satellite over Australia

    19 October 2022

    South Australia: Advancing frontiers for Earth Observation

    Earth Observation (EO) satellites and the data they provide have a meaningful impact on the lives of Australians, from enabling …

  • James Robertson, Neumann Space

    18 October 2022

    Rocket scientist surges into dream career in South Australia’s space sector

    As a young boy James dreamt of being an astronaut and his fascination with space has led to an exciting …

  • 7 October 2022

    A new frontier in space weather forecasting

    Life is now sunnier at Lot Fourteen with the opening of the Bureau of Meteorology Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre.  …

  • Some of the 2022 Venture Catalyst Space graduating cohort with the Honourable Susan Close MP (far left) and UniSA Director of Incubation Services and Venture Catalyst Founder, Jasmine Vreugdenburg.

    6 October 2022

    Catalyst program looking for space industry start-ups

    Learn, build, reiterate. That was the mantra Raj Gautam, founder and chief executive of start-up company QL Space, learned when …

  • Southern Launch Range Operations at Koonibba Test Range

    29 September 2022

    Southern Launch sign Australian-first agreement with US Space Command

    Southern Launch has become the first Australian commercial space launch provider to sign a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Agreement …

  • Airbus' Richard Franklin with Defence SA Chief Executive Richard Price

    27 September 2022

    Airbus lands at Lot Fourteen

    Global aerospace company Airbus Defence and Space will open its first Australian office dedicated to space at the Defence and …

  • Richard Price, The Hon Susan Close, Darin Lovett and Tiffany Katchmar at IAC 2022

    20 September 2022

    Local space sector starring at IAC

    Major players in South Australia’s innovative space industry have taken to the stage at the world’s premier and longest running …

  • 19 September 2022

    Leading space company touches down in South Australia

    In yet another endorsement of the state’s innovative and supportive approach to space, Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced it …

  • Fleet Space staff brushing freshly printed metal patch antennae

    19 September 2022

    Fleet Space on track to launch 3D printed satellites

    Fleet Space Technologies has unveiled a new state-of-the-art 3D printer at their expanded manufacturing facilities in Adelaide, that will bring …

  • University of Adelaide students in rural South Australia

    15 September 2022

    Uni students reach out to regional SA to inspire space careers

    University of Adelaide students have taken their passion for STEM to the road as part of a new initiative aimed …

  • 13 September 2022

    New scholarship inspires Pt Lincoln students towards space careers

    The Andy Thomas Space Foundation (ATSF) and City of Port Lincoln have joined forces to launch a new scholarship program …

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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