Latest news The latest Southern Launch news News Sep 30, 2025 Southern Launch and Varda Space Industries sign contract for a further 20 spacecraft returns to the Koonibba Test Range Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 May 14, 2025 W-3 mission lands successfully at Koonibba Test Range demonstrating Southern Launch’s capacity to support high cadence orbital reentries May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025 May 5, 2025 Southern Launch Year 10 work experience program is back for 2025! May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 Southern Launch closes significant funding round to build out capabilities and infrastructure to serve the global space industry Mar 25, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 History made for Australia as the first commercial space re-entry lands at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range Feb 28, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Jan 16, 2025 Varda’s W-2 spacecraft launched to orbit, next stop Koonibba Test Range Jan 16, 2025 Jan 16, 2025 Nov 4, 2024 ‘We are go for launch’ approval granted for the world’s most versatile rocket launch site Nov 4, 2024 Nov 4, 2024 Oct 18, 2024 Southern Launch and Varda granted Australian Government approval for the first spacecraft re-entries at the Koonibba Test Range Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024 Oct 15, 2024 Reaction Dynamics to test their breakthrough hybrid propulsion technology with a launch from the Koonibba Test Range Oct 15, 2024 Oct 15, 2024