News

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

  • 12 September 2018

    Start-ups shoot for the stars

    Five start-ups have been chosen to be part of the state’s first space incubator program, Venture Catalyst Space. The program …

  • 27 August 2018

    South Australia to build small satellite capabilities

    Building on South Australia’s capability to design and manufacture small satellites – one of the fastest growing segments of the …

  • 20 August 2018

    Fleet opens world-class ground station

    South Australian space start-up Fleet Space Technologies has opened its first nanosatellite mission control centre in South Australia. The ground station, located …

  • 5 July 2018

    SmartSat CRC ready for launch

    A bid to establish a space industry-focused Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), aimed at catapulting the nation in the global space …

  • 27 June 2018

    Venture Catalyst Space launched

    Applications are now open for a new program to support start-ups and entrepreneurs to enter the growing space industry market. …

  • 24 June 2018

    South Australia takes out global space challenge

    A team from South Australia has edged out competitors from 32 countries to take the grand prize of the global …

  • 13 June 2018

    Global satellite company launches in Adelaide

    South Australia will be home to the first company in Australia with the capability to design and manufacture satellites and …

  • 23 May 2018

    New scholarships for up and coming space entrepreneurs

    Five budding local space innovators have been awarded $20,000 each in scholarships that will see them travel overseas for further …

  • 21 May 2018

    International space competition to boost space innovation in SA

    The Innovation & Collaboration Centre at the University of South Australia will host the Australian leg of a 24-hour international space …

  • 21 March 2018

    Ex-NASA astronaut headlines SA Space Forum

    Former NASA space shuttle commander Colonel Pam Melroy, who now works for South Australian defence and space company Nova Systems, …

  • 13 February 2018

    Space skills training scholarships now open

    Applications for the South Australian Space Industry Centre’s Scholarship Program are now open! The four-year scholarship program, provided under the …

  • 19 January 2018

    Mission control centre to open in Adelaide

    Local company Fleet Space Technologies recently announced plans to build a new mission control centre in Adelaide. The control centre, …

The SmartSat CRC team inspecting the Kanyini satellite

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