Saber Astronautics opens new SA state HQ and Spacecraft Design Facility

Sydney-based Saber Astronautics has opened its new South Australian headquarters and design facility in the Bice Building in Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation precinct.

This new facility will be Saber’s primary place of business in South Australia, and includes both software development and new spacecraft design facilities.

The Australian space sector is quickly growing with hundreds of new space missions being planned in the commercial and Defence sectors, the company says.  Australia alone has seen 120 startups since the birth of its space agency in 2017, creating thousands of new high-tech jobs.  Saber’s spacecraft Concurrent Design facility will help projects develop their ideas for approval by government agencies as well as support investor decisions. Likewise, government agencies can use the facility to design future missions of national interest.

“Australian industry has great ideas for missions of strategic importance such as climate change, agriculture, mining, and Defence,” said Dr Jason Held, CEO of Saber Astronautics. “This facility is a collaborative space for people to access nearly a decade of exceptional capabilities and design new missions for the future.”

Since the opening of its Responsive Space Operations Centre™ (RSOC) within the Discovery Centre at Lot Fourteen, Saber has more than doubled its presence in South Australia. The new facility will be Saber’s headquarters in South Australia, enabling the company to work collaboratively with governments, innovators, and businesses.