Stratoship has conducted field testing of its remotely piloted high-altitude airship, designed to reduce Australia's dependence on foreign satellites for communications and observation capabilities. Read more
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that Calytrix Technologies and EM Solutions have joined its team for JP9102.
Saber Astronautics has signed a deal with private spaceflight leader Axiom Space to create an Australian presence on the International Space Station (ISS).
Northrop Grumman Australia has announced L3Harris Technologies has joined its growing team bidding for JP9102, the ADF's Satellite Communication System project.
The first Airbus built Inmarsat-6, I-6 F1, satellite has been shipped from Airbus in Toulouse to Tanegashima in Japan ready for launch.
Arianespace and Australian operator SingTel Optus have signed the launch contract for the Optus-11 communications satellite.
The CERES space system satellites designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales for the DGA (the French Armament General Directorate) have been successfully launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana, on-board a Vega launcher.
Northrop Grumman Australia will partner with Inmarsat to respond to the JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication System project.
Australian solid rocket fuel manufacturer Black Sky Aerospace has blasted off from its private test and launch site with a rocket and a static fire of a missile motor.
The US Space Command has reported there is a large debris cloud of up to 1000 pieces forming around Cosmos 1408’s area of orbit.
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that Av-Comm will join its JP9102 proposal.
Airbus has announced that IT and technology services provider Willyama has joined Team Maier, the teaming arrangement formed by Airbus in its bid to deliver next-generation military satcom capability to Australia under the JP9102 programme.
In a context of increased momentum around space exploration, Airbus Defence and Space, Air Liquide and ispace Europe have announced the joint creation of EURO2MOON.
Biomass, the European Space Agency’s forest measuring satellite has passed a key milestone with the successful deployment of the Large Deployable Reflector which will receive P-band data reflected back from the world’s forests.
Western Australia’s homegrown spacecraft, Binar-1, has made first contact with ground control at Curtin University, after it was launched into low orbit from the International Space Station two weeks ago.
University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers will share in $1.2 million in funding as part of a Federal Government program to strengthen Australia’s critical geospatial intelligence capabilities.
The first investments under the UK-Australia Space Bridge have been awarded to five collaborative research projects in the areas of earth observation, agriculture, space communications, and quantum technologies for space.