Trekzone • Southern Launch
Tuesday, December 16 2025
•Matt
At the end of last month, Brisbane based rocket manufacturer, AtSpace, entered the rocketry record books by successfully launching their Australian-made A01 rocket higher than any other Australian commercial rocket has gone before.
Saturday, October 11 2025
•Matt
A state-of-the-art mobile Mission Operations Centre (MOC) has been unveiled today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, marking a new era in how Australia will support space missions and engage communities across the nation.
Tuesday, May 20 2025
•Matt
Ten weeks on from the return of the second Varda Space Industries mission, the first to South Australia's Koonibba Test Range... the third mission has made landfall.
Thursday, March 13 2025
•Matt
The Varda Space Industries W-2 capsule safely returned to Earth at Southern Launch's Koonibba Test Range completing a dual-purpose mission with payloads from the United States Air Force and NASA at the end of February.
Wednesday, February 12 2025
•Matt
There's a pioneering effort to replace the risks associated with in orbit manufacturing of drugs that's about to touch down in South Australia after a second round of production in orbit.
Tuesday, May 14 2024
•Matt
Southern Launch have successfully hosted an incredible launch attempt from German rocket company HyImpulse.
Thursday, February 29 2024
•Matt
Leading German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse has packed up their SR75 rocket ready for its maiden launch in South Australia in late April or early May this year.
Thursday, February 29 2024
•Matt
It’s Thursday the 29th of February 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… HyImpulse En Route To Koonibba for historic launch, the moon landing...
Wednesday, February 21 2024
•Matt
It’s Wednesday the 21st of February 2024, these are the science and space headlines you need to know now… Catching you up on the past month we’ve been busy… We...
Thursday, May 4 2023
•Matt
It was a big April for our friends at Southern Launch. From signing a memorandum of understanding to retrieve payloads at Koonibba (and relaunch them from Whalers Way) to gearing...
Friday, December 16 2022
•Matt
Southern Launch have announced today the pathway forward following the minor leak of oxidiser from VS02 yesterday. 8am Sunday the new launch window opens for VS03, which is the all-South...
Wednesday, December 14 2022
•Matt
Southern Launch are gearing up for their second launch from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex. On launch eve, and standing next to the launch pad, CEO and friend of...
Wednesday, December 14 2022
•Matt
Welcome to Talkin’ Science on location at the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia… today, delayed launch, Artemis returns, a Canadian meteorite from the Oort cloud, meet the...
Thursday, December 8 2022
•Matt
Welcome to Talkin’ Science… it’s the bite sized edition where we bring you what you need to know now. Coming up today – Southern Launch gears up, construction begins on...
Wednesday, July 27 2022
•Matt
We’ve got a trio of launch stories headlining this week’s Talkin’ Sciennce. Plus details about Chinan’s latest space junk addition and some pretty cool research projects back here on Earth.
Tuesday, February 15 2022
•Matt
It’s 2022’s seventh week, this is Talkin’ Science… Southern Launch firm their partnership with a German rocket maker for launches at Whaler’s Way. SpaceX announces the Polaris Program to forge...
Tuesday, February 1 2022
•Matt
Southern Launch release footage from their maiden test launch attempt in September. Something’s releasing giant bursts of energy three times an hour and radio astronomers are baffled. And the hydrotermal...
Saturday, July 10 2021
•Matt
Talkin’ Science Fest wraps up today with an exclusive interview with Southern Launch’s CEO Lloyd Damp. A few weeks ago they were given approval for three launches from their new...
Tuesday, March 30 2021
•Matt
We’re following three pretty big stories this week on Talkin’ Science. As Japan launches a space junk hunter, French wine that spent a year on the space station gets taste...
Monday, October 12 2020
•Matt
Southern Launch Australia is one of a bunch of companies pioneering the Aussie Space Industry and they're gearing up for a massive 2021. Launch director Alexander Linossier joins Matt for a chat about what the future holds for this Aussie company.
