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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 […]

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.

What’s for dinner on Mars? The science behind space food

Our researchers are working to develop new foods and food production systems for extended space travel.

Space Machines and CSIRO partner to test Australian flexible solar cells in space – partner release

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.

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.

Quasar Satellite Technologies: From bench to boardroom with blue sky innovation

From astrophysicist to medical physicist to space entrepreneur, Dr Ilana Feain combines her passions for science, technology and innovation every day.