iLAuNCH commits $3 million to accelerate Australian space commercialisation
New Commercial Development Fund and industry workshop to strengthen pathways to market and Australia’s sovereign space capability The iLAuNCH Trailblazer is accelerating…
Core Commercialisation Projects
Cultivating enduring partnerships between academia and industry
iLAuNCH Space Accelerator (iSA)
Developing a space eco-system through a $1.8 million space accelerator
Future Skills Development
Secondary and tertiary based education and training to skill the workforce of tomorrow
The Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications, and Hypersonics Hub (iLAuNCH) Trailblazer is a $180 million program building Australia’s enduring space capability through the commercialisation of projects, a fast-track accelerator, and skills development to build the workforce of the future.
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iLAuNCH – Development and Flight Qualification for an Australian Radioisotope Heating Unit
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iLAuNCH Plant Experiment Flies to Space in ISS Launch Tomorrow
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iLAuNCH-Sponsored Hackathon Empowers Young Innovators to Reimagine Menstrual Health in Space
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