Australian Space Agency looking into space debris Communications & Technology The Australian Space Agency has visited a site in Numbla Vale in NSW to investigate space debris, believed to belong to US corporation SpaceX. An
WA universities and industry enjoy state’s space ambitions April 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The Western Australian government has given the state’s space industry a $6.5 million injection for a locally-based consortium and a research program at Curtin University.
Nuclear-based power hopes for Australian-made space infrastructure March 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The development of satellites and space vehicles using solutions that rely on nuclear-based power will be explored in a new collaboration between the Australian Nuclear
Space Agency instructed to send Australian astronaut into space February 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Defence The federal government has told the national space agency to embark on a mission to send an Aussie astronaut into space, and also announced $65
Committee recommends authority for space agency and better alignment with Defence December 8, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Space industry stakeholders are pushing for the Australian Space Agency to become a statutory authority and for alignment between government investment in defence and civil
Australia condemns Russian anti-satellite test for threatening other spacecraft November 18, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia has joined international condemnation of Russia for testing an anti-satellite weapon that has put debris into space that Australia says now threatens other spacecraft.
Queensland announces specialist palliative care service November 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health A new program to improve access to specialist palliative and end-of-life care in Queensland has been launched by the state government. On Friday, health minister
Satellites to form secure network for defence information September 30, 2021 By Jackson Graham Economy & Industry Australia’s defence data could be securely transferred using small satellites from almost anywhere in the world, a new federal government deal ensures. The government’s Defence
Federal agency delivering goal to grow space sector September 23, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Three Queensland-based manufacturers and one in South Australia will share in $3 million to help Australia break into international supply chains for the space industry.
I’m training to become Australia’s first woman astronaut. Here’s what it takes August 4, 2021 By Kim Ellis Hayes Editors' Picks I’m currently training to become Australia’s first woman astronaut. I expect to fly my first suborbital mission sometime in 2023 as a payload specialist on
Sydney incubator chosen to run National Space Industry Hub July 30, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The New South Wales government has chosen deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations to run its $2.1 million National Space Industry Hub. The hub will be
Calls for APS to improve space literacy May 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Australian Public Service staff should undergo space literacy training to ensure Australia keeps up with technological and geopolitical developments in the sector, according to a
ADF space command is the right next step for Australian space power May 5, 2021 By Malcolm Davis Defence Following the release of the 2020 strategic update and force structure plan, Australia’s defence organisation is taking some important steps forward in how it approaches
So a helicopter flew on Mars for the first time. A space physicist explains why that’s such a big deal April 21, 2021 By Gail Iles Communications & Technology Yesterday at 9pm Australian Eastern standard time, the Ingenuity helicopter — which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February — took off from