Rocket range operator Southern Launch is putting the finishing touches to Australia’s latest permanent spaceport ahead of its first launch. New launch facilities at the Koonibba Test Range north of Ceduna in outback South Australia are almost ready for the launch of German manufacturer HyImpulse’s SR75 rocket. The launch will will test HyImpulse’s hybrid propulsion…
Space facilities owner Southern Launch has welcomed the signing of a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between Australia and the US which will allow for the transfer of US space technology, including rockets and satellites, between the two countries. Southern Launch CEO, Lloyd Damp said: “The TSA is a game-changer for Southern Launch. “The US space…
Australian space launch provider Southern Launch has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK based Space Forge to explore possibilities returning satellites to Earth at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in outback South Australia. Space Forge is offering an in-space manufacturing and research service incorporating both launch and return of a new small class of…
Four South Australian companies are putting the final touches on the VS03 mission that will launch a rocket and state-of-the-art payloads into space before the end of the year. Southern Launch, ATSpace, Asension and Inovor Technologies have collaborated on the mission which will see an ATSpace ‘Kestrel I’ rocket launched from the Southern Launch Whalers…
South Australian rocket launch company Southern Launch has signed a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Agreement with the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) – the first announced with Australia. Under the arrangement, Southern Launch will notify USSPACECOM ahead of launches to identify launch windows that ensure the trajectory of launch vehicles avoids space objects already…
European launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has partnered with Adelaide rocket launch facility operator Southern Launch to launch the company’s RFA ONE rocket from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia. This thirty-metre three-stage small rocket can deliver up to 1,350 kg to a 300-km polar orbit. The RFA ONE…
Three test rockets are set to be launched from South Australia within months, after the company behind the launchpad complex secured a licence from the Australian Space Agency.
Southern Launch has become the first company to be granted a rocket launch facility licence by the federal government, opening the way for commercial sub-orbital launches from its Koonibba Test Range in regional South Australia (pictured). Industry minister Karen Andrews said today ensuring a regulatory framework that balances safety and entrepreneurism is crucial to growing…
Southern Launch which is developing the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia has signed up its first rocket launch customer. Southern Launch signed an agreement today at an international space conference in Adelaide with Perigee Aerospace of Daejeon, South Korea. Perigee is developing the Blue Whale micro launch vehicle, which…
Luxury Gold Coast boat builder Riviera has reached an historic milestone, launching its 6000th motor yacht at its production facility at Coomera. To mark the occasion, the company’s 950 strong team wearing commemorative shirts formed a visually spectacular ‘guard of honour’ for the vessel, measuring hundreds of metres, as it emerged from the manufacturing station.…
