Australia re-enters the space race An Australian designed and built rocket launched from the New South Wales and Queensland border has marked the nation’s re-entry into the space race. Black Sky Aerospace CEO Blake Nikolic says the launch was a “critical step in Australia’s race to space again”. “This rocket itself travelled around two times …
Priority Access to NASA Launch Site Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) will become the first Australian rocket manufacturer to gain priority access to one of the world’s most efficient launch locations, The Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory. The space centre in the NT is the same site that is planning to host a world …
Black Sky Aerospace and Raptor Aerospace complete Australia’s first private sounding rocket campaign in Outback QLD
Black Sky Test Long Range Missile Prototype Australian rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully launched a prototype long-range missile from the back of a privately owned Mercedes Benz Unimog. The 3.7 meter long, 229mm diameter TM229 “Cyclone” training missile was fired remotely from a custom weapon pod, all of which were manufactured in …
Vehicle Mounted Missile Tested In Australia Australian rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully launched its prototype ultra-mobile artillery rocket from a standard utility after just months of development. In its accelerated program to develop Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO), BSA identified the opportunity to mount missiles to standard vehicles for …
First Sovereign Australian Guided Weapons Launched In Queensland Queensland rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully fired nine guided weapons from its Southern Queensland launch site, including a barrage of four units from the first of type launch POD system. Utilising its own Australian-made solid rocket propellant, BSA is the first sovereign civilian operator …
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Queensland companies safe-guard guided weapons against cyber attack Two Queensland companies, space and defence rocket manufacturer Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) and digital security provider de.iterate have partnered to ensure the digital security of BSA’s guided weapons development program. BSA and de.iterate will combine AS9100D (Quality Management Systems – for Aviation, Space, and Defence) and ISO27001 …
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Ukraine fight inspires australian rocket company to make local missiles Queensland rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has tested a prototype missile launch pod as it forges ahead with building a sovereign Australian guided weapons capability. After testing rockets earlier in the year to start the process of integrating a guidance system, BSA Chief Executive …
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Sovereign Space and Missile Capability a step closer Black Sky Aerospace has welcomed a federal government announcement that it will receive almost $500,000 in co-investment via the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) managed Commercialisation Fund. Black Sky CEO Blake Nikolic said the grant will allow Black Sky to manufacture all the materials required to make …
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Sovereign Missile Motor Fired Australia’s first indigenous designed and manufactured Medium Range Missile motor has been fired in Outback Queensland. This is the first of many tests by Black Sky Aerospace to deliver on the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in March this year.