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  • LeoLabs Costa Rica Space Radar

    9 May 2022

    Growth on the radar for LeoLabs after landing at Lot Fourteen

    Global space company LeoLabs has secured a place at South Australia’s innovation precinct Lot Fourteen, with plans to grow its …

  • Astra Program Header

    21 April 2022

    Astra Program showcases bright stars of space industry

    An undergraduate Materials Engineer has been the successful recipient of a scholarship from the South Australian Space Industry Centre following …

  • Myriota co-founder Alex Grant with a sensor solution which communicates with satellites. Picture: Russell Millard

    3 April 2022

    Leading role in the space race from the Adelaide CBD

    It seems fitting that the thriving Australian space industry is home-ported in Adelaide; after all, South Australia kicked off Australia’s involvement …

  • Matthew Tetlow of Inovor says the Kanyini satellite’s hyperspectral imager has myriad applications, such as analysing vegetation and soil to a granular degree. Picture: Matt Turner

    3 April 2022

    Launching Kanyini, and the state’s rising reputation, into the stratosphere

    South Australia is on the cusp of achieving a goal that literally will send its growing reputation for space innovation …

  • GeoSphere by Fleet Space Technologies

    29 March 2022

    Fleet Space Technologies takes on mineral exploration

    The latest product release by South Australian space company Fleet Space Technologies is set to revolutionise mineral exploration, proving once …

  • 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 …

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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