Virgin Galactic edging closer to space tourism with new mission high
Last week, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity soared to a peak altitude over 80 km – earning its pilots astronaut wings ...
Tag: space exploration
Australian Space Agency lands in Adelaide as local industry poised to take off
Finding a permanent home for the Australian Space Agency is one giant leap forward as local industry gains a foothold ...
Space startup wants to see Australia’s first commercial rockets launched by 2020
Investor backing and a change to space law enabling domestic launches has put Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies on track for ...
There’s a lot more to space engineering than just rockets and shuttles
For much of history, space exploration has been reserved for global superpowers with big budgets. But that's all changing as ...
Australia stakes its claim to valuable space data with new super-satellite
The new NovaSAR-1 satellite will provide high-res Earth imagery even at night or in cloudy conditions – and Australia will ...
Is the Australian Space Agency dreaming big enough?
The Australian Space Agency (ASA) is just 10 weeks old, but its future was the topic of a lively discussion ...
Australian Space Agency has liftoff with $41 million budget boost
Experts say the government’s allocation of $41 million seed funding to establish an Australian Space Agency is a great starting ...
Here’s why Australia should step up as leaders of the space travel industry
“If we are going to have an economy built on or increasingly built on innovation in Australia, I think space ...
This astronaut candidate is no ordinary human
Explosives expert, engineer, commando, astronaut, stand-up comedian - Josh Richards has many titles. The 32-year-old recently announced that, 13 years ...
Australia’s space industry has the chance to be a world leader, but first it needs a boost
While establishing an Australian Space Agency sounds exciting, government funding and collaboration between universities and industry need to catch up ...
