As Australian interest in the rapidly-expanding space sector continues to grow, so too does interest in the development of commercial launch services both to move the nation into the competitive global market, and to support national security requirements.

Black Sky Aerospace has successfully fired an Australian-first training rocket for use by Australian Defence Force personnel as a cheaper alternative to the original missiles.

Boeing has built ground architecture and control systems for Australia’s first defence satellites under its offer for the JP 9102 program.

Airbus Defence and Space has selected the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney to conduct a three and a half year research project for the development of high efficiency solar cells to be used in space.

An international collaboration of 16 countries, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be the largest science facility on Earth, combining sister telescope sites in Australia and South Africa.

Electro Optic Systems' (EOS) US subsidiary, EOS Defense Systems USA has been awarded two contracts to provide space tracking services to the US government.

Defence’s Chief Technology Officer has outlined a 10-year transformation of Defence’s information environment, adopting advanced technology which will support warfighters on the battlefield of the future.

Nova Systems’ Space Precinct has received a significant boost with the addition of optical fibre to the site, increasing data download capability.

Macquarie University’s Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) has signed an agreement with Gilmour Space Technologies to produce a new sovereign space technology, set to launch in 2023.

Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of New South Wales Canberra Space to contribute to a comprehensive space education program with research and development and industry engagement pathways.

Australia is one step closer towards developing its first sovereign capability in the area of critical technology, with the official opening of the nation’s first-ever component-level IT infrastructure manufacturing facility.

Adelaide-based space industry-research centre SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre has announced a project agreement to further develop new Search and Rescue (SAR) beacon technologies with partner NASA.

Queensland rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully fired nine guided weapons from its Southern Queensland launch site, including a barrage of four units from the first of type launch POD system.

Queensland rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has received approval to test guided weapons from its Southern Queensland launch site in what is believed to be the first ever such approval for a civilian operator.

Four South Australian companies are putting the final touches on the VS03 mission that will launch a rocket and state-of-the-art payloads to space from South Australia before the end of the year.

The formal partnership will deliver a prototype passive array radar system, which can locate and track satellites and space junk orbiting Earth.