South Australia:
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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.

Latest News

Southern Launch partners with SpaceWorks for re-entry missions

Southern Launch has signed an agreement with US aerospace company SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. to host multiple orbital re-entry missions at South Australia’s Koonibba Test Range. The agreement will support SpaceWorks’ growing portfolio of atmospheric Re-Entry Devices (RED), designed to safely …

A capsule with parachute falling through the sky.

Adelaide institutions join global space research network

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and Adelaide University have been announced as the first Australian organisations to join a global space research initiative led by Axiom Space. The Axiom Space University Alliance is quickly becoming a …

A scientist working on small plants.

Touch down: Fourth capsule lands at Koonibba Test Range

South Australian launch and range service provider, Southern Launch, demonstrated its global leadership for orbital re-entry services, with the safe return of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range. The fourth capsule to land at Koonibba in …

Varda W6 capsule landed at the-Koonibba Test Range

Neumann commissions propulsion tech on CarbSAR satellite

South Australian-based electric propulsion company Neumann Space has successfully commissioned its electric propulsion technology, the Neumann Drive® ND-50, completing the system’s demonstration phase in space and clearing the way for commercial deployment. The electric propulsion system was commissioned as part of …

Three men in blue lab coats with hair nets on holding a satellite propulsion component

Venture Launchpad

Venture Launchpad: Space and Defence is a two-day program in Adelaide on 16–17 July, designed for researchers, engineers and aspiring founders who want to test an idea in space or defence before going all in. No startup experience needed.