Southern Launch has been granted all approvals for the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex located on the tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, with work on permanent facilities to be ready for the first launches from the site scheduled for late 2025. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp said: “Access to space is critical…
Canadian rocket manufacturer Reaction Dynamics has signed a contract with Southern Launch to conduct the inaugural launch and flight of their RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range in outback South Australia in 2025. The Aurora suborbital mission will serve as the maiden flight qualification test for Reaction Dynamics’ rocket…
Hypersonic vehicles could be launched as early as 2025 following the signing of a MoU between South Australian spaceport provider Southern Launch and Queensland hypersonic vehicle and scramjet technology manufacturer Hypersonix Launch Systems. Under the MoU, Hypersonix and Southern Launch will work together to develop a mission to launch and return Hypersonix’s test bed vehicles…
Space launch services provider Southern Launch has announced that South Korean rocket manufacturer UNASTELLA Corporation will launch from Australia after signing an agreement in Seoul. UNASTELLA is aiming to develop a small lift rocket based off proven South Korean technologies, and plans at least four launches a year. The company’s orbit capable rocket and the…
German company HyImpulse has launched their SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in a launch which could lead to regular launches from the space port. The SR75 rocket is one of the largest commercial rockets to be launched in this country. A crowd of locals and VIPs who travelled to Koonibba from across…
HyImpulse rocket arrives to be readied for launch Rocket range manager Southern Launch has announced that the German HyImpulseTech SR75 rocket has arrived in Ceduna, South Australia where it is being assembled and readied for launch (pictured) from the Koonibba Test Range. The single stage SR75 rocket uses propulsion technology which combines paraffin wax (candle…
US company SpaceWorks Enterprises has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with rocket range operator Southern Launch to use Koonibba Test Range in South Australia for Re-Entry Devices (RED) returns. SpaceWorks is an aerospace company manufacturing advanced space transportation systems, including a line of atmospheric Re-Entry Devices (RED) to enable low-cost, autonomous re-entry of payloads from…
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…
German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse has packed up their SR75 rocket ready for launch from South Australia in late April or early May 2024. Rocket launch facility developer Southern Launch is hosting HyImpulse at the Koonibba Test Range for the maiden launch of their SR75 single-stage rocket. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp said: “HyImpulse are pioneering…
German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse is to launch into space from the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia in 2024. Operated by space launch provider Southern Launch, Koonibba will be the site for HyImpulse’s SR75 sounding rocket sub-orbital launch, subject to further approvals. The SR75 is powered by HyImpulse’s unique, green hybrid propulsion technology,…