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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.

Southern Launch, has officially opened a Canberra office, reinforcing the company’s vital role in advancing Australia’s sovereign space and national security capabilities.

Southern Launch and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) have successfully launched the Koonibba Rising Rocket (KRR) from the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia. Named after the Koonibba community, this is the third mission to take place at the Koonibba Test Range in 2026 and marks a major milestone in enhancing Australia’s sovereign rocket capabilities.

Southern Launch was selected to support the NASA Artemis II Orion mission, helping NASA to assess the broader aerospace community’s tracking capabilities to support future Moon and Mars mission through passive Doppler tracking from Australia.

Southern Launch, Australia's leading space company and the force behind the nation's first commercial rocket launch and the world's first commercial spacecraft re-entry, has closed a $25 million Series A to scale its spaceport infrastructure, grow its workforce and accelerate launch, re-entry, and range services.

Southern Launch has signed a new agreement with US-based SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. to host multiple re-entry missions at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.

Southern Launch continues to demonstrate its position as the global leader for orbital re-entry services with the safe return of Varda Space Industries’ W-6 capsule to the Koonibba Test Range.

Artwork painted on country by Wirangu Elder and Koonibba artist Aunty Christine Tschuna has journeyed into space aboard the Varda Space Industries W‑5 capsule before returning safely to the very land where it was created, a powerful full-circle moment connecting culture, Country, and cutting-edge space exploration.

Southern Launch has just supported another incredible orbital re‑entry at the Koonibba Test Range, with the safe return of the Varda Space Industries W‑5 capsule.