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#1 2005-04-26 22:17:10

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

With government considering a space launch centre at Tennant Creek, within 20 degrees of the equator, Will it be good for the economy in a place where government pushes tourism. Or are you of the Disuade Kistler Aerospace from going international pursasion?

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#2 2005-04-26 23:20:08

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

With government considering a space launch centre at Tennant Creek, within 20 degrees of the equator, Will it be good for the economy in a place where government pushes tourism. Or are you of the Disuade Kistler Aerospace from going international pursasion?

It would all depend on whether Australia an Aero-space industry or not. If all Australia does is build a launch pad and does nothing else, then they shouldn't waist there money. But, if there going to build there own rockets and offer other country or businesses a place to do there launches of rocket into space, then they may consider continuing the project of building a space port.

It really comes down to how serious they are at building a launch pad complex and whether there prepared to spend the money to support the hole operation. Only the Australians Government and there people can answer that question.

Larry,

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#3 2021-09-10 05:27:05

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Australia’s biggest rocket launch in 40 years set for Friday
https://www.innovationaus.com/australia … or-friday/

Tennant Creek doesnt seem to be doing much anymore, this would have been a launch site in the Northern Territory of Australia

there have been a lot of Factories, Parks and Towns and Buildings and Sites in Aus that have been Abandoned over time in Australia, I'm glad Space is back in Aus.

The facility is operated by Adelaide space tech Southern Launch, there is the other test range in Koonibba, also in South Australia.

Woomera Range Complex also tested missiles and Atomic bombs for the British, it now seems to be semi commercial at times but also very much under control of the Australian Military, the Japanese probes landed within Woomera's Restricted Area and there is the Deep Space Station whihc supports NASA missions, I think this launch site has been Decommissioned and the last launches were maybe in the 1960s or 70s.

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#4 2021-11-05 16:47:19

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Australia Aims to Launch Water-Hunting Lunar Rover in 2024

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/328 … er-in-2024

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#5 2022-01-12 16:19:04

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

I wonder do we get enough idscussion to begin a topic on the Australian Space Agency and Aussie Private Sector?


Gilmour Space fires up for 2022 with Australia’s largest rocket engine test

https://spacechannel.com/gilmour-space- … ne-test-2/

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#6 2022-06-25 18:22:39

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

NASA to launch first rocket from Northern Territory

https://rumble.com/v19vgcv-nasa-to-laun … -aust.html

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#7 2022-07-04 18:50:43

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

We are excited and proud to be selected by NASA to launch NASA BBIX rockets for three scientific missions over 250kms into space in June/July 2022. These launches are NASA’s first ever launches from a commercial spaceport

https://ela.space/

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#8 2022-10-09 16:16:50

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Australia seeks to grow plants on Moon by 2025

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Aust … 5_999.html

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#9 2023-03-04 15:01:10

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Luddites?

Surfer fears planned rocket launches will spoil popular beach Fishery Bay

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-03/ … /102031668

Southern Launch chief executive officer Lloyd Damp said the company had complied with environmental and fire safety requirements at its test site.

"The current plans for the site don't encroach on Fisheries Bay and we'll be working with state and federal government agencies to ensure that the public is not unduly affected by any future plans from the site," he said.

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#10 2023-03-08 07:13:16

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Adelaide woman to become first female to train as astronaut under Australian flag

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/ … /102069080

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#11 2023-10-23 05:41:58

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings
https://spacenews.com/varda-partners-wi … -landings/
Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement to land spacecraft at an Australian range as it continues work to secure approvals to land its first spacecraft in Utah.

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#12 2023-11-23 21:05:22

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Rover McRoverface? Shortlist of names for Aus Moon rover announced

https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/rover- … announced/

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#13 2023-12-05 10:42:24

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Re: Tennant Creek, Australia: the next star city? - A launch centre in North Australia

Australia's first Moon rover to be named Roo-ver

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-06/ … /103192600

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#14 2024-02-21 08:29:20

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Australian Launch vehicle startup Gilmour Space raises $36 million — The Series D funding “will allow Gilmour to attempt multiple launches and to become the first Australian-built rocket to get to orbit,”

https://spacenews.com/launch-vehicle-st … 6-million/

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