Varda Space Industries has announced the successful launch of the company’s second orbital processing spacecraft and re-entry capsule, W-2, which lifted off aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX from […]
Koonibba Test Range [Australia]
Approval granted for the Whalers Way Orbital launch complex in Australia
Southern Launch has been granted all approvals for the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex located on the tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia — work on permanent facilities […]
Reaction Dynamics to test their hybrid propulsion tech with Koonibba Test Range launch
Reaction Dynamics has signed a contract with Southern Launch to conduct the inaugural launch and flight of their RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range […]
HyImpulse expands Southern Launch operations with a new MoU
Following the successful lift-off of the first launch of the SR75 rocket on May 3, 2024, HyImpulse has now firmly integrated the Southern Launch Australian launch site in Koonibba into […]
HyImpulse launches the SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range
HyImpulse successfully launched their SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, Australia, in a milestone achievement for commercial launch capabilities in Australia. The SR75 rocket is one of the […]
Koonibba set to host one of the largest commercial rockets ever to launch from Australian soil
Australia will take another step forward as a space faring nation with a 11.5-metre-tall single stage rocket set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range on Thursday — this […]
HyImpulse’s SR75 rocket en route to Australia for launch + mission patch unveiled
Inspired by Alan Shepard ´s iconic words, the phrase “Light this candle” encapsulates the anticipation and exhilaration surrounding this historic moment — countdown: 14 days to the lift-off of the […]
HyImpulse SR75 rocket on the way to Australia for maiden launch from the Koonibba Test Range
HyImpulse has packed up their SR75 rocket ready for launch from South Australia in late April/early of May this year — Southern Launch is hosting HyImpulse at the Koonibba Test […]
HyImpulse to launch the SR75 from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in Australia
Southern Launch will welcome HyImpulse to launch into space from the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia in 2024 — HyImpulse is bringing their SR75 sounding rocket to […]
Southern Launch ready to launch with the USA after Technology Safeguards Agreement was recently signed in Washington
Southern Launch welcomes the recent signing of a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between Australia and the U.S. that will allow the transfer of U.S. space technology, including rockets and satellites, […]