From a Canberra carpark to Cape Canaveral … and beyond!
Four days into the new year, Canberra-based space services company Skykraft launched a 300-kilogram satellite stack into space. The company’s ...
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3 weird and wonderful engineering traditions
For a profession based on forward thinking, science and careful calculations, engineering is steeped in tradition. Here’s a few customs ...
What it takes to build Australia’s Space Command
Australia is playing catch-up when it comes to defence on the final frontier – here's how Defence Space Commander Catherine ...
Space engineering lifts off
When NASA launched a rocket from a commercial launch pad in the Northern Territory, it was a small step for ...
“We’re going to fly like Qantas”: The Australian startup rethinking scramjet engines
An Australian startup hopes its reusable plane will see the company become our national carrier in space.
Western Australia’s first locally designed satellite
Western Australia’s first locally designed and made satellite is setting the standard for the next generation of Australian space missions ...
Students show off engineering capabilities at Australian rover challenge
Engineering students put their skills to the test recently at the first ever Australian Rover Challenge, with the teams designing ...
The Australian space industry is ready for launch
As the private space industry matures, ambitious start-ups are looking to extend infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand.
This planet-hunting instrument was built for a fraction of the cost of overseas equivalents
Veloce Rosso is a world-class planet-hunting instrument, but its budget was anything but astronomical.
Australian student-built rocket readies for lift off
University of Queensland engineering students have designed and built a rocket that will blast off next year — and hopefully ...
