Southern Launch

09/10/2026

What a week at IAC 2026 in Türkiye!

The International Astronautical Congress provides a valuable opportunity to connect with customers and partners, building new relationships and share ideas with the global space community.

The Southern Launch team have spent the week in Antalya sharing their unique expertise and learning what comes next for the space industry.

02/10/2026

Today Varda Space Industries hit a new milestone as not one, but TWO capsules launched aboard the Falcon 9, Transporter-18 Mission.

This is an incredible achievement, moving the needle towards increased mission cadence and the first step towards fleet operations.

Southern Launch is ready and waiting to collect the capsules once they make their individual entrances in the next few weeks. They'll miss Ceduna Oysterfest but will make for exciting night-time re-entries when the time is right 🌠

21/09/2026

Have a young space fan in your life? 🙋‍♀️👨‍🚀Southern Launch is proud to be supporting the Australian Space Discovery Centre's school holiday program, in celebration of world space week!

🚀Tuesday, October 6th.
Our rocket scientists will be sharing their insights in the 'Rockets on Australian Soil' panel discussion.

🌌Thursday, October 8th.
We'll be running our popular immersive rocket launch experience from 11am - 3pm.

Discover the full program, here: https://collections.humanitix.com/asdc-school-holidays

04/09/2026

Postcards from Koonibba 📷

Winter on the Far West Coast makes for some beautiful moments. Here are just a few examples of the scenes you can experience around Ceduna and the Koonibba Test Range.

03/09/2026

The rumours are true, a brand new observatory and cultural stargazing facility is almost complete on the Far West Coast!

Developed with support from the Department of Social Services (DSS) Community-led Solutions Economic Development program. The Koonibba Observatory, owned and operated by the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation is scheduled to open in late 2026. The observatory will support local tourism with stargazing activities, cultural storytelling and community gatherings.

Southern Launch was proud to support the development of this unique facility.
We can't wait to share more about this project with you soon!

📸- VisionWorks Media Godward Photography

02/09/2026

Looking back, Winter 2026 was a season defined by momentum.

From launches and investment to school visits, partnerships and a new home in Canberra, every milestone was made possible by the people behind it: our team, customers, partners, investors and communities.

Below is just some of the highlights. For the full re-cap, visit our website:
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/winter-wrap-up-a-season-of-momentum-for-southern-launch-and-australias-growing-space-industrynbsp

Thanks for being part of the journey. We're excited to see what spring brings🌷

26/08/2026

Ever wondered what work experience at a space company is like? Lucky for you one of our recent work experience students made a video reviewing his week at Southern Launch. Great work Zack!

26/08/2026

A week of work experience in a Space Company? Doesn't get much cooler than that! Southern Launch's work Experience program, now in its fifth year, is only growing in popularity!

This year almost 100 year 10 students applied, with nine successful applicants chosen to embark on a weeklong journey to discover what a week working in the space industry is really like.

Learn more, here:
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Southern Launch’s Work Experience program, now in its fifth year, is only growing in popularity. This year almost 100 year 10 students applied with nine successful applicants chosen to embark on a weeklong journey to discover what a week working in the space industry is really like.

13/08/2026

As the space industry keep growing, so do we! Southern Launch are currently looking for mission-obsessed, frontier thinkers to join our expanding crew.

To discover our current openings, please visit our website: https://www.southernlaunch.space/careers

10/08/2026

Southern Launch has officially landed in the nation's capital with the opening of our Canberra office!

The office was officially opened by Andrew Barr MLA, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, and Michael Clausen, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy, alongside our CEO Lloyd Damp. We were also privileged to be joined by Federal Member for Grey, Tom Venning MP.

Establishing a presence in Canberra marks an important milestone in Southern Launch's growth and reflects our commitment to supporting Australia's sovereign space and national security capabilities. As demand for responsive and secure space services continues to grow, our Canberra office will strengthen engagement with government, defence and industry partners.