Our activities
Discover how we are creating impact through space technology.
CSIRO’s next-gen printed flexible solar cells launched into space
Australian in-space transportation provider Space Machines Company (SMC) and CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, are partnering to test an Australian flexible solar cell technology in space.
Australia’s first hyperspectral imager succeeds in orbit
The CyanoSat payload has captured its first hyperspectral image from orbit in an Australian first.
Australian Planetary Science Meeting 2024
Join researchers on 5-6 February to contribute to the future of planetary science in Australia. Submit abstracts by 1 December.
Taking mining technology into orbit
Collaboration is the essential ingredient as CSIRO, Boeing and NASA adapt scanning and mapping tech for operations on the International Space Station.
Meet our researcher and satellite operator: Dr Amy Parker
Meet Dr Amy Parker and see how she’s helping make satellite data more accessible to Australian researchers.
Food for extended space missions
Our researchers are working to develop new foods and food production systems for extended space travel.
Indigenous-owned ground station supports our NovaSAR-1 satellite research facility
We’re working with Australia’s first and only Aboriginal owned-and-operated ground station provider to bring NovaSAR-1 data down to Earth.
CSIRO opens satellite offering for Aussie Earth observation
From today Australian researchers in industries like agriculture and natural disaster management can apply to direct the Earth observation satellite NovaSAR-1 by accessing Australia’s share of the satellite, managed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Space startup Quasar takes off with CSIRO tech
Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Aust in Space: how our additive manufacturing technology helped with a recent satellite launch
Our additive manufacturing technology helped a recent satellite launch! See how we developed a small part to fix a big problem.