Australian space research centre SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre has unveiled the Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype terminal to provide more stable and secured military satellite communications.

SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre has announced a program to fund two PhD students to undertake an intensive ten-week internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, USA.

Australian space launch provider Southern Launch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based Space Forge to explore possibilities of satellite return to Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range.

Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer Black Sky Aerospace has become the first sovereign Australian company to locally produce Ammonium Perchlorate, a chemical that makes up about 70 percent of most rocket fuel.

Skykraft has announced the successful completion of their flight readiness review for Skykraft’s Block III satellites, which are now being shipped to the US ready for launch on the next SpaceX Transporter mission.

Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has signed a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command, marking their first defence contract.

Boeing has unveiled its Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS) design featuring an anti-jam payload for enhanced battlefield communications.

Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will begin work on permanent space facilities at the Koonibba Test Range after receiving almost $4.5 million in funding from the federal government.

The Australian Space Agency and Defence Aviation Safety Authority will develop a common approach to the regulation of Australian space activities following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the 2023 Avalon Airshow.

The EPE & Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium, co-led by Australian company EPE and US company Lunar Outpost, has received grant funding under the Moon to Mars Trailblazer Initiative for the design of autonomous lunar mobility and excavation solutions.

In the recent past, Defence has noted the solution to its ongoing and sovereign Space Domain Awareness (SDA) needs will require a collegiate approach, including various capabilities and sensors spread around the country.

Poland’s national space agency sees itself as kindred spirit to Australia, with similar aspirations to develop its space industry.

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted western reliance on GPS, the role of satellite earth observation and the importance of satellite communications provided by Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation, the commander of UK Space Command says.

Gilmour Space Technologies and Atomos Space have announced the signing of an MoU to explore a multi-year contract to mutually purchase services for launch and in-space transportation.

HENSOLDT has agreed to cooperate with Fraunhofer with the aim of transforming the German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar into a series-production ready, operationally deployable system.

Australian rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully launched a prototype long-range missile from the back of a privately owned Mercedes Benz Unimog.