Your partner in space science and technology
We combine our 75-year history in Earth observation, space science, and astronomy with extensive manufacturing, mineral resources and robotics expertise, working with government, industry and research organisations to develop science and technology in the space domain for a more resilient and sustainable future.
Interested in learning more about our research and how we can work together?
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[Image shows a scanner moving over the surface of the Earth from the satellite, and text appears: … we observe the Earth like never before…]
[Image changes to show satellite images of Australia, and the camera zooms in on Australia, and then in again to show a crop being harvested by tractor, and then pickers in a paddock, and text appears: … to better understand our home and improve our daily lives]
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[Images move through to show a researcher at work, a robotic vehicle traversing a landscape, a digital map of a cave, and a drone hovering above a robotic vehicle in a cave, and text appears: … to explore the unknown]
[Images move through to show researchers working on a satellite, and text appears: … unlock opportunities here on Earth]
[Images move through to show a view looking down on a dry riverbed, dry and cracked Earth, cattle grazing on a green plain, the ocean, and a bushfire, and text appears: … and help us solve our planet’s greatest challenges]
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