Here’s a recap of some of the key developments and capabilities from May that are shaping Australia’s space industry.
Since March, the 2026 Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been touring states and territories, empowering students and communities, and promoting Australia's space sector.
The Agency, supported by Inspiring SA, South Australian Space Industry Centre and Lot Fourteen, will deliver Space Day Out on Sunday 19 July. The celebrations will mark the start of this year's Australian Space Week.
Visitors can learn more about the Buccaneer Main Mission and how this cutting-edge Aussie technology will help us understand how radio waves travel.
Australian facilities and expertise have supported NASA’s Moon missions from the earliest lunar probes to the Artemis program. Explore with our interactive image gallery the first to the latest Aussie space tracking capabilities.
Can you imagine driving on the Moon at your office desk? With new simulation technology, Element Robotics is saving missions valuable time and money – and above all, making it easy.
To support space missions with Internet of Things communication, the Aussie company will use space-enabled technology it currently provides on Earth.
Varda’s spacecraft has landed at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, highlighting Australia’s growing role as a reliable hub for returns from orbit.
Two plant science payloads led Swinburne University of Technology’s have been successfully docked and integrated aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Discussions are underway on a treaty-level Cooperative Agreement with the European Space Agency, which are designed to deepen collaboration and unlock fresh opportunities for industry and research.
Here’s a recap of some of the key developments and capabilities from April that are shaping Australia’s space industry.
Adelaide's Neumann Space has successfully completed an in-orbit demonstration campaign for the latest version of its Neumann Drive electric thruster, which uses solid metal as propellant.
Australia will fly its first zero‑gravity research team in October through a CNES–UWA partnership, positioning Australia as a test bed for space experiments.
Sitting on a peak about 70km north of Hobart is Greenhill Observatory, Tasmania’s most advanced link to the cosmos.
Funding for Canberra‑based Liquid Instruments will strengthen Australia’s national space capability and support future lunar and deep space exploration.
Six students from the University of Queensland team reflect on the experience and the practical skills they gained.
The Australian Space Agency partnered with Austrade and over 30 Aussie companies, strengthening global partnerships and showcasing our space capabilities.
New independent research conducted by YouGov finds 54% of Australians watched Artemis II launch footage, with 3.5 million tuning in live.
Explore with our interactive image gallery how far space food has come since the first human spaceflight in 1961.
The European Space Agency’s antenna in WA is underway, strengthening Australia’s 40-year space partnership with Europe and boosting deep space mission support.
