Aotearoa New Zealand is the latest country to enter the expanding and competitive international space market. In the aerospace strategy and national space policy, the government lays out how it intends to grow the domestic space sector by launching rockets and satellites and promoting Earth observation research. The documents indicate the government’s general priorities in… Read more »
Melbourne aerospace startup Kite Magnetics has revealed its 120 kW air-cooled electric motor, the world’s most powerful for planes, at the Avalon Air Show. The lightweight motor, made from a unique new magnetic material called Aeroperm, is more powerful than a small car engine but only weighs as much as a full suitcase. Kite Magnetics… Read more »
It’s not long since billionaires were competing to get to the “edge of space”. Now, the first set of private citizens are getting ready to take a SpaceX shuttle up to the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike the short “joyrides” of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, this mission will be reaching the roughly 400km altitude… Read more »
Swinburne University of Technology is launching an new innovation hub to develop air transport solutions from flying taxis to better spaceships. The Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) will bring together aerospace research, design, and manufacturing startups and experts to develop innovative materials and manufacturing processes for passenger planes, air cargo, and other solutions such… Read more »
Two startups have kicked major goals as they look to take their ideas global with help from ANSTO’s nandin Innovation Centre Amentum Aerospace is a software business that enables innovation in defence, aviation, space operations and research, and is now pitching to major European space agencies and airlines. The startup is being backed by the NSW Government,… Read more »
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