Boab-SR has 31 flights on its record, making it AusCosmos’ most-flown operational vehicle. A useful reminder that space capability is built through repetition, not one heroic afternoon. #AusSpace
At Whadjuk Launch Complex in Exmouth, pad systems are 68% complete. The latest milestone: a deluge wet test passed, as of 1 August 2026. Water doing its very important impression of launch-day chaos. #AusSpace
Here’s a useful split in the numbers: AusCosmos has three operational vehicles and five mission entries completed or active. Four vehicles, eight missions, and plenty of work still sitting on the checklist. #AusSpace
AusCosmos’ mission board currently breaks down to three completed, two active and three planned entries. That’s more than bookkeeping: lessons banked, missions in motion and plans still earning their checklists. #AusSpace
Two of AusCosmos’ eight listed missions are active: Southern Cross-1 in lunar orbit and Ayers Deep in Mars transfer orbit. One company, two very different kinds of distance. #AusSpace
Southern Cross-1 has been active in lunar orbit since 21 March 2025. It’s Australia’s second crewed lunar orbital mission and the first to carry four people. Long-duration work starts with staying useful after arrival. #AusSpace
AusCosmos was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. Space companies are often measured by launches and hardware; the less visible measure is time spent turning ambitious plans into workable ones. The address is terrestrial, for now. #AusSpace
Southern Cross-1 is active in lunar orbit: Australia’s second crewed lunar orbital mission, and the first to carry a full four-person crew. It’s also a pathfinder for longer work on the lunar surface. #AusSpace
AusCosmos was founded in Adelaide in 2014. More than a decade on, sovereign space capability is built the same way: one test, one flight and one careful decision after another. Patient work, proper trajectory. #AusSpace
Coastal launch ranges are common for two practical reasons: launching eastward can borrow some of Earth’s rotation, and flight paths can be planned over open water rather than populated areas. Geography doing a bit of the heavy lifting. #AusSpace
How does a ground station follow a spacecraft? Tracking dishes receive faint radio signals, measure when they arrive and use Doppler shift to estimate motion. Commands travel back the other way. Spaceflight needs a conversation, not just a countdown. #AusSpace
Redundancy is spaceflight’s quiet safety net. Critical systems often have backups, so one failed sensor or computer does not end the mission. Reliability comes from planning for imperfect hardware. #AusSpace
Industry watch: Southern Launch has raised $25M with National Reconstruction Fund backing to scale launch, re-entry and range services in South Australia. The SA range ecosystem keeps getting stronger. #AusSpace
A launch window isn’t a single second on a countdown clock. It’s a period when the vehicle, destination, lighting, weather and range conditions line up. Miss it, and orbital mechanics politely asks everyone to wait. #AusSpace
3 completed missions on the board, all launched from Australia. The tally only goes one way. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Concept frame: a core-sampling EVA near Base One, as envisioned for the Uluru Prime campaign. The real thing is a few years out — the rehearsals have already started. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace #Mars
Koonibba Test Range (SA): full-duration burn complete, numbers looking clean on first pass. The test stand never sleeps for long. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
A satellite image is more than a snapshot: orbit, sensor and viewing angle shape what it can see. Clouds can hide the ground, while radar can often work through them. Earth observation is physics with pixels. #EarthObservation #AusSpace
Integration hall this week: stages mated, fairings closed out, checklists signed. The unglamorous weeks that make launch day look easy. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Concept render: inside the planned Base One grow module. Growing salad 225 million km from the nearest supermarket takes some forward planning. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace #Mars
Inside the integration hall: stage mate and payload fairing checks under way. Every vehicle spends weeks here before it ever sees a pad. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
One for the record books: Emu-1 — Low Earth Orbit. Every objective met, mission closed out. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Mission file: Emu-1 — Low Earth Orbit. Flown 12 June 2021 aboard Woomera-1 from Arnhem Space Centre. AusCosmos' inaugural crewed orbital mission. More: https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
In flight right now: Ayers Deep aboard Woomera-Heavy from Arnhem Space Centre, headed for Mars Transfer Orbit. Australia's historic first Mars mission. Track it: https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Hangar walk: Boab-SR between flights — inspections done, ready for the next manifest slot. The full fleet: https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Morning at Whadjuk Launch Complex (Exmouth, Western Australia): pads clear, range green, crews on routine maintenance. Explore our launch sites: https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Integration hall this week: stages mated, fairings closed out, checklists signed. The unglamorous weeks that make launch day look easy. https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
Mission file: Emu-1 — Low Earth Orbit. Flown 12 June 2021 aboard Woomera-1 from Arnhem Space Centre. AusCosmos' inaugural crewed orbital mission. More: https://auscosmos.org #AusSpace
The Sky Watch log now holds 2 public sighting reports from across the country. Spotted something you can't explain overhead? Add yours: https://auscosmos.org #SkyWatch #AusSpace
