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Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | November 22, 2024

NASA Awards Stennis Test Operations Contract to Sierra Lobo

NASA has selected Ohio’s Sierra Lobo Inc. to provide for test operations, test support, and technical system maintenance activities at…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | November 22, 2024

Upcoming Electron Rocket Launch Caps Bumper Year for Rocket Lab

This weekend marks the start of a 14-day launch window for Rocket Lab’s next Electron rocket launch for Kinéis, a…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

No Chopstick Catch of SpaceX Starship Booster

SpaceX successfully conducted the sixth launch of its Starship rocket on Wednesday, November 20 (AEDST). However, it did not attempt…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | November 20, 2024

NASA Plans More Lunar Lander Contracts

NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained lunar surface exploration with the Artemis campaign. As…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Automation | Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | November 14, 2024

China Unveils Future Commercial Uncrewed Space Shuttle at Air Show

China has shown off a model of its future commercial uncrewed space shuttle at the AirShow China in Zhuhai this…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | November 8, 2024

Fugro Australia Debuts Lunar Terrain Vehicle Prototype in Houston

Fugro Australia’s Space Automation, AI, and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) has unveiled its first lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) prototype, named…

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Communications

Communication

Communication | Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | November 18, 2024

Optus Launches Secret Military Communications Satellite

Optus is understood to have launched a secretive military communications satellite on Monday, October 18 (AEDST). A Space X Falcon…

Communication

Communication | Featured Stories | Information Systems | Space Exploration | November 14, 2024

SmartSat CRC Partners With NZ Space Agency on Earth Observation Technologies

The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat) and the New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) have announced the second round of jointly…

Communication

Communication | Events | Featured Stories | November 7, 2024

China’s Long March 9 Rocket “Inspired” by SpaceX’s Starship

China’s latest concept version of its Long March 9 rocket, which will be shown for the first time at the…

Communication

Accelerating Geospatial Innovation: Inside UniSC’s Space to Sea Project

The Sunshine Coast is a regional powerhouse with the fundamental digital infrastructure to support a broad and deep technology-driven business…

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Military Technology

Communication

Communication | Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | November 18, 2024

Optus Launches Secret Military Communications Satellite

Optus is understood to have launched a secretive military communications satellite on Monday, October 18 (AEDST). A Space X Falcon…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | November 4, 2024

North Korean Missile Goes Over 7,000 Kilometres Into Space

North Korean tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) called Hwasong-19 last week that reached an altitude of 7,687 kilometres. South…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | October 30, 2024

Orbit Communications Secures Satellite Communication Contract With a NATO Navy

Maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals provider Orbit Communication Systems has secured a USD3 million contract with a prominent European integrator…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | October 21, 2024

AUKUS Joint Standing Committee Holding Public Hearings

The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold two public hearing this week for its inquiry into the Agreement among…

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Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | November 22, 2024

NASA Awards Stennis Test Operations Contract to Sierra Lobo

NASA has selected Ohio’s Sierra Lobo Inc. to provide for test operations, test support, and technical system maintenance activities at…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | November 22, 2024

Upcoming Electron Rocket Launch Caps Bumper Year for Rocket Lab

This weekend marks the start of a 14-day launch window for Rocket Lab’s next Electron rocket launch for Kinéis, a…

Communication

Communication | Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | November 18, 2024

Optus Launches Secret Military Communications Satellite

Optus is understood to have launched a secretive military communications satellite on Monday, October 18 (AEDST). A Space X Falcon…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Security | Technology | November 14, 2024

Denmark Signs Artemis Accords

Denmark has become the 48th country to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords. “We welcome Denmark’s signing of the Artemis Accords today,”…

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Space Exploration

Space Exploration | Technology | Virtual Reality | November 21, 2024

OmnigenIQ Adapts Bioreactor Technology for Use in Space

An Adelaide start-up has adapted its world-first bioreactor technology for deployment in space, meaning biological supplements essential for human health…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

No Chopstick Catch of SpaceX Starship Booster

SpaceX successfully conducted the sixth launch of its Starship rocket on Wednesday, November 20 (AEDST). However, it did not attempt…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | November 20, 2024

NASA Plans More Lunar Lander Contracts

NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained lunar surface exploration with the Artemis campaign. As…

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Podcast | August 2, 2022

Episode 333 – Links for Australia’s Space Industry

We speak with Daniel O’Toole, Senior Adviser for Space within the Sector Team for Defence, Space and Infrastructure at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).