Quantum clock maker QuantX Labs is preparing to launch a key component of its optical atomic clock into space for the first time to test the reliability and performance of the sub-system. The world-first launch of the optical frequency comb, dubbed “TEMPO”, aboard a SpaceX mission and on a spacevan vehicle from French space logistics…
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has combined with an ongoing regulatory blizzard to blow away Gilmour Space Technologies’ launch window for the maiden flight of its Eris rocket, which was to have opened later this week on March 15. The company has not set a new date, but the delay could be as long as two weeks…
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Queensland rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the launch window for the first test flight of its Eris orbital vehicle will open on March 15, with a launch expected within days of that date. With the Civil Aviation Safety Authority requiring a 28-day notification period, the March 15 date was the earliest possible launch…
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Australia’s space sector regulations have been overhauled for the second time in two years, with the federal government moving to cut down on red tape and speed up launch facility licence approvals. The new rules scrap a requirement that the sitting minister invite applicants to apply for a launch facility licence, ending the current three-stage…
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The Australian Space Agency is planning to add more space situational awareness capabilities through local suppliers as it prepares for a jump in launch and return operations. On Monday, the civil space regulator issued a request for information on capabilities that can track, monitor, and manage risk, to meet the increased activity safely, reliably, and…
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Australia’s space agency is set to create an expanded panel arrangement to source external analysis and advice for launch permits and other space activity approvals, as it fights off concerns over application wait times. With a growing number of launches and recoveries expected in the coming years, the Australian Space Agency (ASA) will use the…
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Australia’s first lunar rover will be designed and built by the ELO2 consortium after it beat out a bid by rival group AROSE for the $42 million in federal funding and spot on the NASA mission. The decision was announced Tuesday after 18 months of design, and secures a place for ELO2’s ‘Roo-ver’ on the…
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Australia’s space regulator prepared bespoke support for SpaceX earlier this year to aid the company’s bid to land and recover a rocket off the coast of Western Australia, newly released documents confirm. Australia’s space officials put the SpaceX proposal to domestic Defence, aviation, environmental and maritime regulators around July. They then planned a meet with…
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Australian governments have been discussing innovation, advanced manufacturing, and the vision of making more (and more high-tech things) in Australia… for decades. Yet here we are in 2024, ranked 93rd out of 133 countries in the Economic Complexity Index, the lowest among all OECD nations in terms of our ability to manufacture and export diverse…
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From Australia’s red lands to the permafrost of Canada, Fleet Space Technologies has deployed its ExoSphere technology to some of the harshest environments in the world. ExoSphere is an end-to-end solution for the discovery of critical minerals, using a combination of satellite and space technologies, edge computing and artificial intelligence. This allows clients to undertake…
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Gilmour Space Technologies has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch. As the company continues to wait on Australian Space Agency approval for a permit to launch the three-stage, Australian designed and manufactured rocket from its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland,…
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The destructive weather systems that caused havoc in Tasmania in the past week reached as far as Bowen in Queensland, with Gilmour Space Technologies having to pull its Eris rocket from its vertical position due to high winds. Chief executive officer Adam Gilmour said the weather had put a pause on planning for final wet…
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The second Australian lunar rover competing for deployment on NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon has been unveiled following a year and a half of development. Work on the lunar rover has been led by industry group AROSE, engineering services company Nova Systems and the local subsidiary of Dutch multinational Fugro. The AROSE rover is…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly in talks with US and Australian government officials over a plan to land and recover one of its Starship launch vehicles off the coast of Australia. The discussions come as SpaceX, having already secured a multi-billion-dollar contract US space agency NASA as part of its Artemis program, looks to ramp…
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Gilmour Space Technologies has completed a full, two-week launch dress rehearsal involving more than 30 operations and ground staff ahead of the maiden launch of its three-stage Eris orbital vehicle. The best-case scenario for a launch date is early to mid-September as the company is still in dialogue with the Australian Space Agency over the…
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Licences to launch rockets into space from Australia will be granted earlier and failed missions won’t necessarily need forensic outside investigation under reforms announced on Wednesday to rebalance safety and innovation in the burgeoning sector. The proposed rule changes will see the requirement that ministers invite applicants to apply for a launch facility licence scrapped,…
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The board advising the Australian Space Agency has been emptied while the Industry department conducts a sweeping review of the agency’s three-pronged governance structure. The review, which could result in the first changes to the agency’s charter since its inception in 2018, comes as the demands of the burgeoning local space sector continue to grow….
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The Gilmour Space Technologies team working toward Australia’s first sovereign orbital launch has “throttled-back” the pace of their work as the company waits on a final launch permit from the Australian Space Agency that will enable the maiden test flight. Gilmour Space’ director of launch vehicles and satellites David Doyle told InnovationAus.com that the company…
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More local innovators could be contributing to a global plan to land a human on Mars, with the national space agency on Monday issuing a call out for information on “niche Australian technology capabilities”. Industry and academia have been asked to nominate their capabilities in areas like robotics, quantum sensing and edge computing to the…
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Fleet Space Technologies’ equipment will land on the moon in 2026 after the South Australia-based company struck a launch agreement with a Texas-based orbital vehicle operator. The Australian company’s spider-shaped device will capture seismic readings after hitching a ride alongside NASA and European Space Agency payloads, and mark the first time Australian seismic technology has…
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The Western Australian government has more than doubled its commitment to the state’s remote space operations control complex, positioning the facility as a go-to hub for space operations and exploration in the Southern Hemisphere. Premier Roger Cook announced an additional $5 million funding to boost the operational capability of the centre for space missions on…
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A single national space strategy that positions northern Australia as a global launch hub should be developed as a matter of urgency to address “worrying headwinds” facing the sector in the wake of more than $1 billion in budget cuts. An Australian Strategic Policy Institute report, to be released on Thursday, urges the Albanese government…
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Australian rockets and wider launch capabilities would build resilience for the United States’ and Australian space sectors according to NASA’s leaders, who also advocated for government support for developing the space industry. In their address to the National Press Club on Thursday, NASA administrator Senator Bill Nelson and deputy administrator Colonel (retired) Pamela Melroy reiterated…
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A NASA internship for First Nations Australian university students has been launched with funding support from the Australian Space Agency. The National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) will enable five university students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander to undertake a 10-week summer internship program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. This…
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A planned strategic update for Australia’s burgeoning space sector is in doubt with the new government yet to back the $9.5 million initiative announced nearly a year ago, adding to industry concerns about lost momentum. The Albanese government won’t commit to completing the Space Strategic Update (SSU) promised by the Coalition in March last year…
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The Albanese government has moved quickly to put innovation on the agenda. Research into new technologies – robotics, cyber, AI and quantum – will be a national priority. But where are the domestic industries that will leverage these innovations, and many more to boot? Aerospace and advanced air mobility (AAM) is a big player in…
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