A system that could help locate and rescue astronauts stranded in remote areas on the moon, and a spacecraft with world-leading AI capabilities be backed by South Australian Government funding. The two South Australian start-ups behind the innovations – Safety…
The South Australian owned and manufactured microsatellite Kanyini has been launched successfully onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States. Communications have been established with the satellite so commissioning is now under way. Kanyini was one of 108 spacecraft deployed…
The South Australian government’s satellite, Kanyini, has achieved a key milestone with the successful completion of its Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) ahead of the satellite’s mid-2024 launch. The critical ESS testing was conducted at the National Space Test Facility at…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities on a Centauri-4 satellite as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC and local company Safety from Space supported Fleet Space by adapting a…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat CRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) to accelerate the growth of Australian and New Zealand space industries. SmartSat and NZSA will collaborate to develop…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC has announced a suite of new R&D projects and university appointments in support of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Space Update 2023, bringing its joint investment in the ACT to over $7 million. With the launch…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC has launched a $7 million project to develop new autonomous spacecraft using artificial intelligence (AI). The three-year project, Spacecraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems, known as SCARLET-α, will bring together eight SmartSat…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has unveiled the Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype terminal to create more stable and secured military satellite communications at the 15th Australian Space Forum. Funded by SmartSat CRC, the technology embedded…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is funding two PhD students to undertake an intensive ten-week internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, USA. Aspiring space leaders Anne Bettens, from the University of Sydney, and Emily Ahern,…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has signed a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command. The contract will see Fleet's next-generation of Centauri commercial satellites used to develop and demonstrate a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications system focused on…