Fleet Space Technologies is delighted to announce that the Australian Government has committed $20million (USD) to the development of the Space Manufacturing Hub in Adelaide, South Australia.

This adds to funds already committed by The Government of South Australia ($20million AUS) and a consortium of leading space, aerospace and advanced air mobility companies including Fleet, Q-CTRL, AtSpace Pty Ltd and Alauda Aeronautics, the manufacturer of the world’s first electric flying racing cars. The total value of the project is therefore $66million (AUS).

“The addition of this very significant investment from the Australian Government to the funds already pledged by the South Australian Government is affirmation of our nation’s commitment to the development of a rapidly growing industry and innovation in sovereign technological capabilities in space manufacturing. 

Fleet Space Technologies is proud to lead the Australian space sector. This industry is creating jobs, technological capability and lasting economic impact for Australia. The Space Hub in Adelaide will position South Australia as a true global centre of excellence in the development of space technologies.”

Flavia Tata Nardini, CEO and Co-Founder, Fleet Space Technologies

Supporting Australia’s Growing Space Industry

This state-of-the-art facility will enable the further growth of Fleet Space Technologies in line with Australia’s ambitions to create one of the world’s leading space industries. In total 221 jobs are expected to be created in the sector across Fleet Space Technologies and its partners. A further 1,104 indirect jobs can also be created in the supply chain and associated businesses.

The Space Manufacturing Hub is set to be one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the world. It will create a common user facility that will support Australia’s rapidly growing space industry and its overall space ecosystem.

This forms a key strategic pillar of the space National Manufacturing priority by playing a critical next step in supporting Australia’s space industry to scale and compete globally. The Space Manufacturing Hub will provide the required facilities to design, manufacture, test and launch critical components for space-going vehicles and satellites.

This will include highly innovative approaches pioneered by Fleet, including the development of ‘Alpha’, an entirely new constellation of small satellites utilising the latest additive manufacturing and 3D printing technology. This will drive downcosts and democratise a technology that enables global connectivity acrossmultiple sectors and user-cases.

The Hyper Factory by Fleet Space will harnessthe power of local robotics and automation capabilities and will enable thedevelopment and manufacture of vehicles for Moon to Mars missions[CY2]  including lunar rovers. Overall, this will play a major role inproviding Australian businesses with connections to the global space economy.

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