https://spacewatch.global/tag/australian-national-university-anu/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:12:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/australian-national-university-anu/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/optus-consortium-to-build-and-launch-australian-leo-satellite-for-connectivity-technology/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66243 An Optus-led consortium will build, launch and operation of a sovereign Australian Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite. This collaboration marks a significant step forward for Australia's capabilities in space-based connectivity and critical space domain awareness]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/smartsat-crc-increases-investment-in-act/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51320 SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), an Australian space research center,  have announced a suite of new R&D projects and University appointments in support of the ACT Space Update 2023 unveiled in Canberra today, bringing its joint investment in the ACT to over $7 million. With the launch of the ACT Space Update 2023, SmartSat is amplifying this commitment by injecting new funds into research in space technologies addressing bushfire resilience, spacecraft system autonomy, space object surveillance, and cybersecurity.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/anu-to-lead-development-of-first-australian-satellite-designed-to-spot-bushfire-danger-zones/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20333 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/france-and-australia-sign-landmark-space-cooperation-agreements/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13025 France and Australia held ministerial-level meetings on science and innovation in Canberra, Australia, on 27-28 February 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/australias-csiro-to-build-csirosat-1-to-detect-invisible-infrared-light/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11892 Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has announced that it would be extending its Earth observation capabilities by acquiring Australia’s first CubeSat designed to detect invisible infrared light.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/australian-government-announces-space-budget-agency-pnt-earth-observation/ Thu, 10 May 2018 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8648 The Australian government has announced inaugural seed funding of AUS$26 million over four years to establish an Australian Space Agency, as part of a larger AUS$41 million investment in space-related funding. Although this funding is less than the predicted AUS$50 million due to an overall reduction in government spending on science and research, it ends Australia's status as one of the only OECD countries without a space agency, and it is predicted to boost the Australian space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/innovation-outer-space-not-rocket-science-part-2-case-australian-space/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:00:04 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1528 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>