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  • A rover on the Exterres Laboratory Surface Simulation

    24 March 2022

    University of Adelaide shoots for Moon with new surface simulation lab

    The University of Adelaide has today launched its new off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology, the Exterres Laboratory. The …

  • 11 March 2022

    Australian Space Forum rockets to success

    Space industry professionals, decision makers and researchers from across Australia and the globe came together for the nation’s premier space …

  • SHSSP students 2022

    11 March 2022

    The sky’s no limit for international space program students

    The 2022 Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program officially wrapped up in February, with the program enabling participants to engage with …

  • 7 March 2022

    Aussie start-ups come together to test AI computing in space

    Adelaide-based start-up AICRAFT has partnered with Antaris Space (NSW) to test technology that may demonstrate on-orbit autonomous satellite navigation and …

  • 3 March 2022

    Industry joins forces to advance Australia’s sovereign space capabilities

    Eight cutting-edge space and defence companies from across Australia have formed a new alliance aimed at boosting the nation’s sovereign …

  • 12th Australian Space Forum - Astronaut

    2 March 2022

    The Andy Thomas Space Foundation launches Education Fund

    More than $300,000 in scholarships and prizes are on offer as part of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation’s 2022 Space …

  • 25 February 2022

    Funds announced to fast-track space tech and jobs

    The Australian Government visited Lot Fourteen in Adelaide’s CBD to announce a boost of over $65 million to assist in …

  • Blue coloured stary sky

    18 February 2022

    Space Industry Work Experience program helps students reach for stars

    An initiative from the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC), South Australian Department for Education and space sector enterprises is …

  • 18 February 2022

    New tech program to launch more female careers in space

    A new skills program launched this week is designed to provide more women with the opportunity to gain the essential …

  • Nova System's CEO Jim McDowell

    17 February 2022

    New space precinct launches in South Australia

    South Australian-based Nova Systems has officially opened the Nova Systems’ Space Precinct outside Peterborough in the state’s mid north. Located …

  • Ashley James Simmonds, Derek Wilf and Kelly Yeoh of Blue Dwarf Space; Yee Wei Law of Mesh in Space, Austin Lovell of Up&Up at the University of South Australia.

    9 February 2022

    Space startups drawn to SA catalyst program

    An impressive list of international, interstate and local space talent will take part in this year’s Venture Catalyst Space Program. …

  • Shoal Group graduate Meaghan Munro

    28 January 2022

    International accolade for Shoal Group graduate

    A Shoal Group graduate engineer who now calls South Australia home has been awarded a prestigious American Institute of Aeronautics …

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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