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McGowan Government invests $500,000 into Curtin University’s Binar Space Program
Curtin Space Science and Technology Centre’s Binar CubeSat is the first integrated satellite bus fully designed and built in Australia
Binar CubeSat is a new small satellite platform for putting payloads for Earth observation and communication into space at a reduced cost
McGowan Government has invested $5.75m over the last 18 months to support WA’s space industry
Curtin University’s state-of-the-art Binar Space Program is set to take-off, with the announcement today by Innovation and ICT Minister Dave Kelly, that the McGowan Government will invest $500,000 in the program.
Curtin’s Space Science and Technology Centre has developed the Binar CubeSat, the first integrated satellite bus to be fully designed and manufactured in Australia. The planned launch schedule for the Binar CubeSat will see it enter low earth orbit well in advance of the recently announced South Australian SASAT1 satelli
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State funding set to boost Curtin’s homegrown space program
Curtin University’s bid to launch miniature spacecraft for deep space missions is one step closer after a $500,000 investment by the Western Australian State Government.
Vice-Chancellor Professor John Cordery, Minister Dave Kelly, SSTC Deputy Director Renae Sayers, DVCR Professor Chris Moran and SSTC Director Professor Phil Bland
Curtin’s Space Science Technology Centre (SSTC) has been awarded the funding to support its Binar Space Program (‘Binar’ being the Nyungar word for fireball or shooting star). The spacecraft technology, conceived in WA by Curtin’s SSTC is an innovative highly integrated unit, with all spacecraft systems on a single circuit board, making it significantly more cost effective solution than that offered by other manufacturers.