Aussie dish serves up second helping for moon mission A space dish in Australia is tracking NASA's new moon mission in a sequel to the nation's key role in televising one of humanity's biggest achievements. AAP · Apr 2
‘So tiny and so vulnerable’: what chance will one of Australia’s smallest birds have against a rocket launchpad? When the federal government gave the go-ahead for a launch facility to be built at a site in South Australia that’s home to the endangered southern emu-wren, conservationists were astounded The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025
Surfer fears planned rocket launches will spoil popular beach Fishery Bay Having battled addiction and trauma, surfing at a popular local beach is a form of therapy for Nikki Honeychurch. But she's worried her bay paradise could be off-limits during planned rocket launches. ABC News · Mar 2, 2023
SA's ATSpace, Southern Launch vow return after failed launches as opponent calls for site rethink Two companies are packing up their rocket and launch technology hub at Whalers Way south of Port Lincoln to reassess a date to return in 2023 after its final attempt was called off just 15 minutes before lift-off. ABC News · Dec 21, 2022
Rocket launches pose extinction-level threat to SA’s tiny southern emu wren, conservationists warn Tanya Plibersek could list the bird as endangered amid concerns about proposed rocket launch site The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2022