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Space Now Included in National Intelligence Discovery Grants Program

The Australian Government’s National Intelligence Discovery Grants (NIDG) Program, formerly known as the National Intelligence…

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Space Exploration | August 9, 2024

Flawed Space Ventures Cost Airbus and Boeing Billions

Airbus is racing ahead of competitor Boeing in commercial aviation. However, both are bleeding money…

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Three Curtin University satellites have reached the International Space Station (ISS) today, marking the first time a Western Australian business payload has left the Earth’s atmosphere and another significant step for the State’s burgeoning space industry. The Binar 2, 3, and 4 satellites launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday night before docking at the ISS on Tuesday. The launch of the CubeSats follows the success of the first WA-made spacecraft Binar 1, launched in 2021. This week's mission marks an important milestone for Western Australia, with the CubeSats carrying instrumentation from the CSIRO and Perth-based communications systems company AVI, marking the first time a West Australian business has sent its goods into space. AVI will test its S-band transmitters in the space environment. Demonstrations of the payload will enable the company to commercialise its product and enter the global space market. Meanwhile, the CSIRO will test how new materials can protect electronics against radiation. “Seeing the launch of three world-class spacecraft, designed and built right here by Curtin students and staff and carrying West Australian industry payloads is mind-blowing,” Binar principal investigato Professor Phil Bland said. The Binar program at Curtin’s Space Science and Technology Centre within the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences has spearheaded the state's emerging space technology industry. It has designed world-leading technology, which has led to partnerships with internationally renowned space agencies. In the future, the university says the Binar Space Program will improve access to space, dramatically reducing costs through to lower the barriers of entry for West Australian, as well as Australian and global start-ups and researchers to develop and test their technology in space. “The launch of Binar 2,3 and 4 is the next big step for Western Australia’s journey into space,” Bland said. “On behalf of the Binar team, I would like to thank the Western Australia State Government, Curtin University and our industry partners for their generous ongoing support.” Binar-2, 3, and 4 are 1U CubeSats measuring 10 x 10 x 10 centimetres and weighing around 1.3 kilograms each. They took three years to construct and will operate in a low Earth orbit, 400km above Earth’s surface. The CubeSats will circle the planet once every 90 minutes, sending images and data back to the surface.

Uncategorized | August 8, 2024

Curtin Uni Binar CubeSats Arrive at International Space Station

Three Curtin University satellites have reached the International Space Station (ISS) today, August 6, 2024,…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | August 7, 2024

Australia Joins Landsat Next Satellite Program

Australia has formally joined the United States-led Landsat Next satellite program as a core partner,…

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US - Canada conclude Technology Safeguards Agreement talks

Defence & Space Industry | August 5, 2024

Canada Concludes TSA Talks With the US, Ratification Next

Canada has followed in Australia’s footsteps and will ratify the US Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA),…

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NASA Names Crew Members for Next ISS Long Duration Stay

Four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | August 2, 2024

Australian Space Agency Flags More US Space Activity

Australia could host up to 100 rocket launches, including SpaceX launches, over the next decade…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | August 1, 2024

iLAuNCH Debuts Fast Track Seed Funding Program

iLAuNCH Trailblazer has announced a further AUD1 million in funding to accelerate university research towards…

Epson IMU Used in ISS Camera

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has selected an inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Epson’s M-G370…

Orbit Communication and Viasat Partner on SATCOM Multi-Purpose Terminals

Airborne communications company Orbit Communication Systems Ltd will partner with Viasat Inc. to engineer and…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Reports | Technology | July 31, 2024

Equatorial Space Secures Pre-Series A Funding

Singaporean rocket startup Equatorial Space has secured USD1.5 million in pre-Series A funding in a…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | July 31, 2024

NASA Firms up Date for Next ISS Resupply Mission

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting the early hours of August 4, 2024, for…

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Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Information Systems | Technology | July 31, 2024

Teledyne Space Imaging Inks Partnership Deal to Develop Space Cameras

UK-based Teledyne Space Imaging is partnering with New York-based Starris Optimax Space Systems to develop…

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Astroscale Japan Conducts Successful Space Debris Fly-Around

Astroscale Japan’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has conducted a…

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