‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

By Timiebi Aganaba, Adam Fish, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Tony Milligan,Published by The Conversation, 21 July 2025 “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon,

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Involvement in US strikes on Iran could make Australia a target, experts warn as government tight-lipped on Pine Gap

Prof Richard Tanter, said it was a “realistic assessment” that the Pine Gap joint defence facility near Alice Springs might be involved in some capacity in Sunday’s bombardment. Photograph of Pine Gap: STF/AFP By Ben Doherty and Dan Jervis-Bardy, Published by The Guardian, 23 June 2025 Calls for more transparency

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Australia abandons $7 billion geostationary satellite program to explore ‘multi-orbit’ options

Artist rendering of Australia’s JP9102 communications satellites. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 November 2024 The Australian Department of Defence pulls the plug on the JP9102 geostationary satellite program awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2023 WASHINGTON — The Australian Department of Defence announced the cancellation

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