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South Australia to host 20 new space manufacturing missions
The South Australian Government has announced that the Koonibba Test Range will facilitate another 20 spacecraft returns by 2028 under an agreement between US company Varda and local operator Southern Launch.
Australia boosts sovereign space manufacturing with UniSQ-backed 3D printed thruster
Australia has marked a milestone in domestic space manufacturing with the successful production of the nation’s first bimetal rocket thruster using multi-material 3D printing, under a program led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).
Students use metal 3D printing to establish new standards in rocket design
The race is on to make space components more dependable, affordable, scalable, and producible using agile manufacturing techniques as the aerospace industry moves quickly towards additive manufacturing (AM) as a method to convert innovative, physics-based designs into higher-performing parts.
UNSW Sydney professor says cubesats are a cost-effective way to participate in space exploration
UNSW Sydney Professor Andrew Dempster, director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER), said he believes many people are unaware of how simple it is to send something into space, citing the use of cubesats, which are lunchbox-sized satellites that can undertake space-based experiments.
Gov’t signs off $53m MMI funding with Gilmour to bolster space manufacturing in Australia
Gilmour Space Technologies today announced a $52 million grant deal with Australia's federal government to advance the research and commercialisation of new space technologies as part of its Australian Space Manufacturing Network (ASMN) initiative.
Southern Launch partners with UK-based Space Forge for satellite test range
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, further expanding the in-space manufacturing market.
Skykraft’s 5 Australia-manufactured satellites ready for US launch
Australian satellite manufacturer Skykraft announced the successful completion of their flight readiness study for Skykraft's Block III satellites, which are now being shipped to the US in preparation for launch on the next SpaceX Transporter mission.
Australia’s Skykraft satellite integrates Neumann Drive propulsion system
In-space electric propulsion company Neumann Space has completed equipping its propulsion system, called the Neumann Drive, onto Skykraft’s Australian-designed and manufactured satellite.
Space manufacturing exploration to bring UK and Australian companies together
A group of 25 space companies comprising 40 delegates from the United Kingdom have landed in Adelaide on a mission to explore why more global businesses are investing in South Australia’s cutting-edge space ecosystem.
University of Southern Queensland space manufacturing hub shortlisted for $242m Trailblazer Universities Program
Media Release by University of Southern Queensland
The next step for the future of space manufacturing is on the horizon with the University of Southern...
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