The list of countries to achieve their own successful orbital space launch is a short one, almost as small as the exclusive club of states that possess nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union was first off ...

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What does it take to make a country join the rarefied ranks of orbital launch providers? For Australia, the answer came in a cloud of smoke and an agonizingly brief, hard-fought 14 seconds of airtime.

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Australia’s mining and space sectors may appear worlds apart, but in reality they are surprisingly similar. Both operate in harsh, remote environments, rely on cutting-edge technologies and are ...