Feature Stories

MethaneSAT Now in Orbit
Just after 11am (AEST) today, Wednesday 6 March 2024, the MethaneSAT effectively detached from Orbit that…

NASA Contracts for Flight, Payload Integration Services
NASA has selected 15 companies to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies…

Optimus primes itself for SpaceX rocket lift-off
Space Machines Company has announced the launch of Optimus. The foundation of Space Machines Company’s…

Government Funding to Help Australian Companies Chase Big Space Projects
Written by staff writer. The Australian government has announced 12 grants totalling over AUD9 million,…

Support for cutting-edge Aussie space projects
The federal government is backing a series of local space projects to help grow Australia’s…

US-Australia space business agreement in place for lift-off
We speak with Joel Lisk, Research Associate (Space and Regulation) at the Jeff Bleich Centre…

Bright Ascension and Third Planet Orbital Partnership
Bright Ascension and Third Planet Orbital have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement commits…

New treaty to grow Australia’s launch sector closer to lift-off
The Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) with the United States is a step closer, with the…

Technology Safeguards Agreement Tabled in Australian Parliament
Written by staff writer. A treaty-level agreement between Australia and the United States was tabled…

First launch of satellite failure recovery device
Working with engineers from German Aerospace Center (DLR) and SSC – Swedish Space Corporation, Australian…

HyImpulse rocket on way to Australia for maiden launch
HyImpulse has packed up its SR75 rocket ready for launch from South Australia in late…

DSTA partners with Leonardo
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

NASA’s New Station Manager, Space Operations Deputy
NASA has selected Dana Weigel as the International Space Station Program manager, based at the…

NASA and UAE’s Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock
NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…