South Australia:
The Space to

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Explore our space ecosystem

With a history of leading Australia’s national and international space efforts, South Australia is a place where bold ideas grow and space innovation thrives.

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SASIC is the lead State Government agency driving space industry innovation, research and growth in South Australia.

South Australian Space Industry Centre's interactive space display at the Avalon Air Show 2025

South Australia is coming to IAC 2025

South Australia will have its largest presence ever at an IAC with over 20 exhibiting organisations demonstrating capability across space technology and services, advanced manufacturing, research and innovation.

Latest News

SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO SHOWCASE STELLAR EXPERTISE AT GLOBAL SPACE CONGRESS

South Australia will showcase its leading space capabilities to a global audience this week, with a strong contingent of local space companies and researchers set to represent the state at the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney. The South …

South Australian space industry showcased at SASIC’s “Space to Be” stand during IAC Sydney 2025.

SmartSat CRC’s international E-SPARC Project launches at Lot Fourteen

A small payload with the smarts to boost Australia’s sovereign capability in space-based sensing for rendezvous and proximity operations for commercial and defence applications is under development in Adelaide. The payload, weighing just over one kilogram, is the centrepiece of …

Satellite Systems Engineer Nick Manser and University of Adelaide researcher Sofia McLeod pictured in the Scarlet Lab, located at Lot Fourteen.

Space education scholarships for South Australia’s future space leaders

The South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) is supporting locals to shape the state’s thriving space sector with fully funded scholarships to attend the 2026 Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (SHSSP) in Adelaide. The highly interactive, four-week program is held …

A group of participants of the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (SHSSP)

Inovor to build space simulator at Lot Fourteen

Adelaide-based satellite manufacturer Inovor Technologies will build a Helmholtz Cage at Lot Fourteen thanks to funding via round one of the Department of State Development’s Manufacturing Technology Adoption Program (MTAP). The Helmholtz Cage simulates dynamic magnetic fields of outer space to test …

Sabine Molloy and Linh Co Bui of Inovor Technologies conducting initial design and testing of the Helmholtz Cage