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, …

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