Tag: spacecraft

Space Machines Company (SMC) has announced a development in space security technology with the launch of Optimus Viper, a rapid-response spacecraft designed to protect and monitor critical space assets. 

Local startup Paladin Space is poised to advance its efforts in mitigating the dangers of space debris to spacecraft, following the receipt of a $100,000 grant from the South Australian Government.

Space Machines Company, an Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, has entered a Launch Service Agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.

The iLAuNCH Trailblazer is vetting Space Machines Company’s Optimus OSV Spacecraft, the largest single Australian-made commercial space transport and servicing platform, before it heads into orbit in early 2024. 

SmartSat is spearheading a three-year, $7 million collaborative project to manufacture new artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous spacecraft.

The Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites CRC (SoMAC CRC) has initiated its first research partnership with Gilmour Space Technologies and the University of Queensland (UQ)  which might result in the creation of a low-cost solution for safeguarding space launch vehicles and spacecraft from intense heat and pressure.

Australian aerospace company Gilmour Space Technologies and US-based Atomos Space have collaborated to explore a multi-year contract for Gilmour and Atomos to mutually purchase services for launch and in-space transportation. 

Work on the VS03 mission by four South Australian companies is slated to be completed by the end of the year. 

Saber's upgrades will introduce next generation control technologies to the Australian Mission Control Centre, making flying new spacecraft easier. Sydney-based space engineering company Saber Astronautics...