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National Reconstruction Fund Corporation invests $10m of equity into HEO

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has put $10 million of equity into satellite imaging company HEO, one slice of a $37 million Series B round headed by Beaten Zone Venture Partners.

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Brisbane start-up SkySight secures UK funding for unified weather forecasting, flight planning platform

Brisbane weather-technology startup SkySight has won a £718,586 award from UK research agency ARIA to build stratospheric weather forecasting and flight-planning tools for high-altitude pseudo-satellites, delivered through its UK subsidiary.

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Cancer research heads to space aboard European rocket on Adelaide-led microgravity mission

Adelaide's Cambrian Defence & Space partners with Adelaide University cancer researchers to fly human stem cells on a European research rocket from Sweden, studying microgravity's effects, with South Australian government fund support.

Gilmour Space Technologies, Hypersonix sign hypersonic flight-test options agreement

Gilmour Space and Hypersonix have signed a partnership to offer hypersonic flight testing, combining rocket launch and scramjet technology, announced at a National Reconstruction Fund event in Canberra to build sovereign capability.

HEO releases first images captured in Rendezvous, Proximity Operations mission

HEO has released early imagery from its first close-range orbital inspection mission, with Continuum-1 imaging a rocket body alongside partners Satellogic and UNSW Canberra Space under Defence Trailblazer funding.

Australian nanomaterial takes first flight as Ablano targets lower-cost reusable spaceflight

Ablano's boron nitride nanomaterial flew on a suborbital rocket and its coated panels were recovered for analysis in Australia; partners Research Sat and Implement Space helped run the test toward commercialising durable components for reusable launch vehicles.

WA spaceport plans take off with $1.75m grant for Space Angel

Western Australia has selected Space Angel for a $1.75 million grant to progress its proposed spaceport, covering site assessments, planning approvals and a business case, under the state's Made in WA space industry commitment.

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Southern Launch strengthens Canberra presence as Australia's sovereign space ambitions accelerate

Southern Launch has opened a Canberra office to sit closer to government, defence and research partners; the piece recalls its $25m raise with the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation backing it.

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Australian quantum communications technology set for stratospheric trial

Space CoLAB will test its HaloCore quantum communications hardware on Orbit2Orbit's high-altitude balloon flight from Queensland in November 2026, checking how components handle near-space conditions ahead of later orbital missions.

Terram Astra launches US$10m seed raise for sovereign space and defence infrastructure

Space Connect reports Australian space and defence startup Terram Astra has begun seeking US$10 million in seed funding for ground-based communications and orbital debris infrastructure, with a first hub planned near Alice Springs.

Adelaide-based IoT firm Myriota raises $50m

Adelaide satellite connectivity company Myriota has secured $50 million, half from the National Reconstruction Fund, with backing from Main Sequence and InterValley; the piece also recaps Fleet Space's recent $150m series D.

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Fleet raises $150m in enormous investment round - Space Connect

Fleet Space Technologies has secured $150 million in a Series D round led by a Canadian pension fund, with existing backers Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus and Horizons Ventures also participating.

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