Why the cause of the Challenger disaster was a known vulnerability
Engineers on the Challenger program knew something the flight directors didn’t want to acknowledge – with infamously disastrous consequences.
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Enhancing air traffic management services with spacecraft
A successful, world-first trial of a new space-based VHF communications and aircraft-tracking solution points to entirely new capabilities and possibilities ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
This underwater rover is exploring Antarctica before making the leap to space
A new autonomous robot developed by NASA and recently tested in Antarctica could be the key to finding life in ...
Australia’s space industry gets $150 million boost to help NASA hit its 2024 moonshot
The Federal Government has announced a $150 million investment in the Australian space sector to support the US bid to ...
Australia looks to share space expertise with growing SmallSat market
SpaceX plans to put more than 1000 small satellites in orbit in 2020, and Australian has an eye on the ...
NASA sets its sights on Top End launches in the next year
Last week, NASA announced plans to ink a deal with an NT-based startup to establish a temporary spaceport in the ...
Australia’s space startup community is showing there’s no business like the launch business
The past few years have seen investment and interest in private space enterprises surge.
