Rockets Fired into the Eyre
The South Australian Eyre Peninsula is again the focus of unwanted attention, this time in the form of a rocket launch facility at the southern end of the peninsula, forty kilometres south of Port Lincoln.
The site is at Whalers Way, immediately south of Fishery Beach, and is managed by Adelaide company Southern Launch. If all goes to plan, Whalers Way will become "the Cape Canaveral" of Australia.
Whalers Way Sanctuary
The project has alarmed many Port Lincoln locals. For one, it was originally proposed that only orbital satelites would be launched from Whalers Way, however news has come to light that weapons testing is also included in the scope.
Today's Australian reports, "Whalers Way in South Australia will be used to discreetly test Thales’s advanced rocket motors and guided munitions. Southern Launch’s own high-technology supply chain will build missile and rocket motor bodies for these new weapons."
None of this was mentioned in Christian Porter's official announcement of Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex, yet it represents an escalation from economic utility to defence facility.
Also concerning local residents is Southern Launch's success to date. September saw three failed rocket launches, one of which caught fire during the ignition stage requiring the assistance of ten Country Fire Service (CFS) members. With low rainfall, dry soil, and a landscape marked by scrub, the lower Eyre Peninsula is a high risk bushfire zone. Serious fires were fought in 2005, 2015, and 2019, with minor fires every other bushfire season. Southern Launch note that CFS members will be in attendance during launches.
Though Southern Launch have started modestly, they plan to make Whalers Way the "centre of gravity" for a permanent large scale launch facility. The current plan needs to be assessed with these ambitions in mind. The rockets that will be launched will vary from 9 to 39 metres tall, a not insignificant size when considering the Space Shuttle measures 56 metres.
Local opponents have noted the site is home to rare fauna such as the square-tailed kite (only photographed recently after a last recorded sighting in 2004). Transformation of the area into an industrial zone will destroy the habitat of such fauna.
Harder to quantify will be the loss of solitude and open space currently cherished by locals and visitors alike. For surfers, the drive south from Lincoln, past salt lakes and dense mallee scrub, brings a sense of calm, as does camping anywhere on the lower peninsula where a timeless landscape is a salve for modern life.
Ironically, the Southern Launch facility will be used to speed up technology and communications, further intensifying the need to escape from them.
The Hapith I before its failed launch in September. (ABC News: Evelyn Leckie)
While there have already been protests at the entrance to Whalers Way and in Port Lincoln the past few months, this fresh news regarding weapons testing has fired up the community again, leading to another planned protest this Sunday. For those interested, the protest will occur at the entrance to Whalers Way, 10am this Sunday. If you can't attend add your signature sign this petition to protect this fragile environment.
Please share the petition and this story to prevent Whalers Way becoming “the Cape Canaveral" of Australia.
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CFS members are volunteers. So these volunteers must sit around for hours while little boys in suits play with their rockets.
Furthermore, this facility was being built while still in the consultation stage only a couple of months ago.
When we are such a massive country with so much derelict land, why put these things on Primo land right on our front door?
Well someone signed the go ahead for it, so may they forever rot in hell!
Hope the locals can fight back against this utter stupidity as petition's are great but nothing beats feet on the ground.
They want to launch into a polar orbit - as opposed to the more usual equatorial orbit - which means they need private land that faces south (preferably over the ocean) with no settlement in the path. There aren't a lot of spots that would tick off all of these requirements.
Unfortunately the fact that the Eyre Peninsula's most popular beach - replete with two fun point breaks - is right next door doesn't mean much to these people cos pointy heads don't surf.
Lilas. What an odd comment ‘derelict land’. Every inch of Australia has some form of life in existence. Maybe you should run that comment past an Aboriginal person and see what they have to say. The only areas of land in this country that may have become derelict (your words not mine) would be ones we humans have totally fucked up, and still there would be some form of biological life in existence trying to repair it. AW
Plenty of other places it could be located. Why here? Shocking approval and consultation as usual. Who's speaking for the alliance over their and whats their view? What links are avail to support their action and inform eg facebook instagram,radio, news. Surely it could be re located to a pre industrial area of development. Existing defence grounds to the north etc. Whalers way is a significant and great part of the Port Lincoln experience that needs to be preserved.
Apparently it's the best location for launching rockets into polar orbit and over an uninhabited region. Rockets are now being launched not along the equators axis but at 90 degrees to this from north/south, known as polar orbit.
"Most commercial rocket launch pads in use today were built in the 1960's and 1970's. These facilities were purpose built, each designed to only operate a single manufacturer's rockets and predominantly launching large GEO satellites.
To support these orbits most of the facilities were built as close to the Earth's equator as possible to maximize the inertial velocity imparted on the launch vehicle through the Eastward rotation of the Earth and minimise any on-orbit manoeuvres required to shift the satellite orbit plane (inclination) given the additional satellite fuel required to perform the operation.
Physically, the revolutionary shift from GEO to LEO Polar and SSO orbits represents a 90-degree shift in orbit inclination (Figure 2.1). Few of the current launch pads throughout the world are capable of easily and safely launching a rocket into these Polar or SSO orbits without the satellites expending a prohibitively large amount of fuel to shift the orbit inclination."
From Southern Launches FAQ: https://www.southernlaunch.space/frequently-asked-questions
Southern Launch has selected the location of Whalers Way to launch from for several significant factors, including:
little bit info online. Wiki, news, company etc. ABC news https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-18/rocket-rally-port-lincoln/1005471...
The more you read about this project the fishier it gets.
Government Backing 4.2million to southern launch.
Port Lincoln mayor on the payroll of Southern Launch before retiring. Still Mayor tho.
Zoned as a conservation area.
Area contains multiple endangered/threatened animals.
Stages to be dumped at sea breaking more rules.
There is much more too!
Thinking what's happening now is just the thin end of the wedge or lube for bigger things to come.
Similar facility in Mahia NZ from my understanding.
It is happenings such as Southern Launch that really demonstrate how little the political and business class think of ordinary Australians. Whether the issues you care about are C19, mandatory V, defense spending, fossil fuels, climate change, fracking, water allocation, indigenous issues, foreign investment, etc etc. the argument against the assertion that the voting class are being treated very poorly by the leaders they "elect" is a weak one at best. If there were a possibility that the political process could actually represent (and effectively action) the views of ordinary Australians, I reckon we would not see such a brazen approach to impinging on the values of everyday people.
Fishier alright, Christian Porter even gets a mention..
Interestingly the same company this time last year was launching rockets 40km west of Ceduna near Koonibba Aboriginal Community. Feedback on regional radio at the time was positive given community involvement in the project but there launches did have technical hitches. For whatever reason they have moved there ops to Whalers Way which is closer to airports and population. Pity because a modern rocket industry in remote South Australia could work as it did in the past at Woomera - low population and stable weather conditions.
It looks like the Koonibba site crosses too many air traffic routes when launching north and into high orbit, while to the south there is only one..
This from my comment above (last point)..
Why will Southern Launch operate from Whalers Way?
Southern Launch has selected the location of Whalers Way to launch from for several significant factors, including:
- The Whalers Way location allows for direct ascent to Polar & Sun Synchronous orbits
- Proximity to established industry infrastructure that can support rocket launches;
- Good year-round weather; and
- Unhindered southward launch trajectories across unpopulated areas with low density air and nautical traffic lanes.
OT, but (from a science perspective): wow!
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/09/spinlaunch-completes-first-test-flight-o...
Hey Ben , saw your link , that is impressive . One wonders at the power source to drive a gyro sort of machine like that but it’s gotta be better than the obscene amount of fuel burnt for a rocket launch.
Lot of hamsters.
That was some good internet udo.
Love the hamster clip!
Ahhh that's how they do it. Those little buggers have got some energy. Love the Hawaiian tunes!
This one is worth a watch as well.
Ha Ha , those hammies must be on the gear to generate that much oomph
Actual audio recorded at the launchpad.
Found a picture of the launch technician too:
stop it
May not be directly related to the topic but a few months back I was gobsmacked to see Elon's Starlink satellites unexpectedly stream overhead. 'Twas a very early morning surf check, silent, no-one around, when a string of fairy lights appeared in the south and flew very fast overhead, taking maybe five minutes from horizon to horizon.
No doubt you've been out camping or whatnot and spotted a distant, solitary pin prick of light moving slowly across the firmament, conjuring up romantic visions of Major Tom or Elton's Rocket Man.
These are nothing like that.
More a streaming neon billboard - there are about thirty satellites in each Starlink train - that's less 'in the stars' and more in your face. There are currently 1,600 Starlink satellites in orbit, and soon there'll be 42,000.
Gattica here we come.
I saw those lights last year whilst camping remotely and i swear it resembled Santa Clause and his 9 reindeer like in the cartoons!
A bloke by the name of Mark Handley has created an impressive animation of what you described.
It's like a giant net around the earth.
mmmmm Kessler Syndrome.
With enough orbiting debris the space age can permanently grind to a hault.
&t=868sWhat about a space catapult!
https://mesonstars.com/space/medieval-space-flight-a-company-is-catapult...
A mate of mine sent me the link to sign this a month or two ago. Life long generational Port Lincoln local. Lives west of town. Haven't had the chance to have a good yak to him yet, but signed it. He's one of the many crew that tread lightly and deeply respect this coastline.
So what is Woomera for, if not for rocket and weapon testing? Why is all this launching not going on there?
Woomera is government but this is private..
I certainly did'nt vote for these Clowns . Petition signed !
When you think of Liberal/National Coalition , just add the word . . . EXPLOITATION as a reminder .
Kind of sad. Bio weapons, Neuclear weapons.
Internationally our leaders are taking us into the future, and this is labelled progress.
Seems more about greed to me.
Woomera is the World's largest Land based Rocket test range...(Still Oz Biggest!)
Govt + US gave it a makeover as it has excellent privacy for (Top Secret weapons Testing)
NT. Equatorial NASA (Future Deep Space) Near Equator Site has multi Orbit Options.
https://ela.space/
Qld : Gilmour / Hypersonix / Boeing Defence Rocket Launch
(Qld are huge on Aerospace Scramjets - Drones + Rocket Fuels + Military grade Metal Mines/Quarries
NT ADF Port Rail V line across top JC to T'ville > down to Bne > Inland rail to Parkes ADF logistics
Check how Qld / US have lined up all 'Defense' onto a Military Rollout on the Main line around Qld
NT ADF > Boeing Drone Tests V Mine > T'ville ADF > Boeing Rockets > Twiggy Navy Fuel > Bne Port.
Bne Wagners US Subs/Navy @ Scomo Q > Carbon supplies > RAAF Jets > Wellcamp Q / Drone Plant
# 1 World's Cbd Quarantine at Boeing Wellcamp flies out #1 Drugs > back via Drone 'Vanadium' mine.
Inland Rail Hooks up Arms to all Ports by 2026...
https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/8161-queensland-launch-co...
Southern Launch (Cube Sats) Media / IT ( Feature says Military & yes! **Starshots* Sat mostly!
Possible Starshots* shield but unsure of Weapons? re: Woomera / Qld Boeing.
Southern Launch sister site gets talked down or they refer to this new site.
Seems to be a start up link to Gilmour...possibly as all new Oz space race works as a unit.(Fuels & stuff)
Alt sites (Ruled Out)...(Qld / NT - Fly over neighbours!) Speaking of Sub / low orbital...quickies...
NSW / Vic South flies over > (Tas - which is too remote)
Sale / Kangaroo Is / Albany / Cape Douglas / Portland / Portland / Cape Jervis / Ceduna / Mid Eyre Peninsula / Port Lincoln.
Southern Launch EIS (Photo stash for Craig...seriously! Heaps of Cool [Locals Only] Beach Bum shots).
Solid read 742 pages...
https://plan.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/880256/Whalers_Way_Or...
Baptism of Fire ... The fizzer and a towering inferno ...sounds like a proper Rocket Launch Pad.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-16/whalers-way-rocket-lift-off-delay...
Site considerations
Qld can't up scale to Interstellar as it's bounded by GBR + Tourist Resorts
NSW / Vic sold off shore Gas / Oil Leases that don't fancy "Lock Downs" or Space Junk
Coastal / Outpost (Easy Secure!) needs to be both (1 hour) near / from Major Air/Port City...
Low Shipping / Air traffic + Southern Launch Angles
Strategic Shipping Lane Games...
"Major Project" overrides & locks down Shipping / Air / Rail access.
2013 Oz Govt defence approved rail override for 2hrs at a time and or for a day / week
Only guessing that Power extends to Shipping as in RAAF Air Zones > switch off radar.
We would be looking at a No > Radar / Fly over / Shipping / Fishing / Surfboards Zone ...
Exclusion Zone is determined by Rocket Size & Trajectory + This site seems likely to Upgrade.
So pretty much these chaps make up the rules depending on who's mate shows up! Like a Takeout!
Worst case scenario...Taiwanese flaming Rocket Launches over the bow of WA Chinese Tanker.
Thankfully Scomo wouldn't blockade the Chinese for a payback South Sea Stand Off.
Scomo: "Oz joins global momentum to tackle Space Junk...Oops! Meant to say Chinese Junk!"
Oz Space Junk Policy...Aiming for Zero seabed by 2050.
Noise : 135 dB Pad > 95dB @ 2km.
Up to 36 Launches in 5th year
Rockets 9-30m > Casings (Remain) on site & can be reused
Boosters 2-3m x 400mm (100's will Litter 3-8kms across the ocean ) No clean up.
Nose Cones 1-1.5m x 50mm (100's will Litter 40-150kms over the ocean) No collection.
Oz Govt commits to recycling all Southern Ocean Space junk into Marine Debris by 2050..
Greta applauds our Colossal Fossils for cleaning up their act!
Signed
In my opinion, anything from Christian Porter doesn't pass the stink or pub test.
This is stupid. Leave the area as it is
Drove the whaler's way this winter for the first time. Absolutely spectacular. A must visit place you need to see before it's stuffed.
2 Hot news tips.
1. Was there yet another failed test Launch on 29th Aug 2022 ?
2. Is there another Whalers Way launch set for November?
First up there have been a few upgrades that make another Launch possible...
Crew may have been told that this is a commercial paylode site.
It just got a weaponized boost from US Space Command + Das Bureau Solar Flare Up.
2020 >2022 Southern Launch Mini Timeline
15th Sept 2020 Rocket fails to fire
19th Sept 2020 Rocket Launches Ok!
10th Sept 2021 Rocket Launch called off
15th Sept 2021 Rocket Systems Failure
16th Sept 2021 Rocket catches fire
29th Aug 2022 Rocket fails on take off (These Darts are said to be Dutch!) + Oz Govt dodgy Launcher?
2nd Sept 2022 Next Rocket Cancelled
(Soon) Nov 2022 > 2x Rocket Launches
2021/22 Current Timeline
18th Oct 2021 BOM plans to Space Out Adelaide with HANGER 14
https://spaceaustralia.com/news/bom-space-weather-service-moves-adelaide...
29 March 2022 ADF welcomes US Space Command to play War Games in SA
https://spaceaustralia.com/news/adf-establishes-new-defence-space-comman...
April /May -Govt grant $5m to Southern Launch
22nd May - German partners arrive for Koonibba ReFEx Test (Was mid 2022 now 2024)
https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/5428-german-researchers-arr...
22nd May - Govt grant Southern Launch $1m mobile launcher (See Test result below...sabotage?)
https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/5460-southern-launch-wins-1...
20th July - ALP grant approval for 2 Sub Orbital Launches VS03 + VS02 (see below)
Yes! tbb knows that looks like the wrong firing sequence...but the VS03 is listed to go first.
Maybe a good luck thing...to fool the Sun Godz!
2nd Aug- Taiwanese TiSPACE partnered sister ATSpace SA to build the two Kestral I Rockets
https://spaceaustralia.com/news/southern-launch-and-atspace-launch-two-t...
29 Aug -2nd Sept Launch of 2x T-Minus Darts @ Koonibba
https://www.avsef.gov.au/consultations/sa-proposed-tras-rocket-launch-ca...(2)%20rocket%20launches%20between,located%20in%20Koonibba%20SA%205690.&text=A%20series%20of%20two%20(2,approximately%2070%20km%20down%2Drange.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/606d2618e5daf1745386c519/t/630819...
(Note) Was said to be 3 continued failed launches now this makes 4th & 5th Failed Launches in a row!
Southern Launch CEO : "Launch window opened on 29th August 2022 & once again the Local Koonibba Aboriginal Community provided assist...T-Minus Dart Rocket suffered anomaly upon ignition & did not take off as expected. Crew responded in a safe & "Rapid" manner & after investigation it was decided not to launch the 2nd Dart Rocket. We thank the Koonibba People & Ceduna communities!
https://www.spacequip.eu/2022/09/01/southern-launch-continues-to-expand-...
Can also read of recent failed Rocket Launch in Southern Launch News Archive 2nd Sept 2022
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-archive/southern-launch-continues-...
29th Sept - Southern Launch + Taiwan...team up with US Space Command
https://indaily.com.au/news/2022/09/29/sa-based-company-launches-agreeme...
https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/southern-launch-enters-into-agreement-...
6th Oct - Tania probes unvaxed Aliens at BOM [ HANGER 14 ] Defence Installation
https://lotfourteen.com.au/news
Southern Launch + US Space Command both utilize BOM Space Weather for Launches.
https://lotfourteen.com.au/sectors/defence
Hub triangulates Solar sensors from SA / NZ / Antarctica
10th Oct - Southern Launch modified Recap of sorts...
https://spaceaustralia.com/news/sustainable-space-priority-southern-launch
7th-26th Oct -SA Spaced out Month...7th Innovation 20th Defence 25th Forum 26th Women in Space.
No worries...all are linked from this site...
https://sasic.sa.gov.au/events-news-media/events/upcoming-events/
19th Oct 2022 Southern Launch Notify of upcoming Exclusion Zone
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-archive/southern-launch-puts-measu...
November 2022 Southern Launch plans to Launch for real this time...
Now! There is no set date until closer to the day...weather permitting...(Check for window of sorts?)
The first is the VS03 "Eco Test Rocket" to minimise Sound Waves from the Launch Site
Countdown begins 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1 #?%!.... *...* (Not official demonstration!)
https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/aussie-space-company-ready-to-launch
https://www.southernlaunch.space/upcoming-missions
https://www.southernlaunch.space/
https://sasic.sa.gov.au/precinctsprojects/koonibba-test-range-and-whaler...
Record Horror run continues with 6th continuous failed launch
tbb's last comment (above) Forecast Launch Sequence...( It's not Rocket Science! Is it? )
SA Electrical Storm zaps Southern Launch Rocket.
12th Nov Sat' Massive SA Electrical Storm 423,000 strikes + 100km+ winds + 80,000 no power!
[ Interesting Lightning Overview Factcheck ] > Oz wide line of 4,213,700 Strikes over the weekend.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/42-million-lightning-strikes-during-...
Warning! Vid may contain very frightful screaming...(not may!) Does contain really scary screaming!
Crew were warned!
ATSpace Kestrel 1 Rocket was damaged...Resulting in cancellation of a planned Port Lincoln Launch.
2 stage Rocket is 10m wide & suffered an electrical fault.
Engineers are now removing the rocket to assess the extent of electrical damage.
Launch is scrubbed until further notice.
ATSpace will run checks & resume ASAP. 'Hopefully...in the coming weeks!'
https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/storm-ends-planned-rocket-launch/
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-archive/launch-postponed-after-sev...
Another two failed launches this week..
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-21/south-australian-atspace-southern...
Thanx for sharing the fate of VS02 / VS03 Craig...
Does sound like Oz can't get off the ground...
"Multiple Positions Available"...well durr!
Can you bathe in the afterglow of yet another fail...{ This could be you! }
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoQnsEXaIAAnPDF?format=jpg&name=small
https://www.southernlaunch.space/careers
1st Feb 2023 : Can you pass the spaced out Southern Launch Avionics Test
https://www.youtube.com/@southernlaunch
Can't find next Launch attempt dates...
2023 Launches...(No Dates)
*South Korea Blue Whale 1 Whalers Way (Payload of 50kg to 500 kms orbit)
*Early 2023 (Gilmour Girls) Abbot Point Qld Block 1 (Payload of 305kg to 500kms)
https://www.gspacetech.com/launch
*Virgin are looking around for Oz Launch site...could also be 2023 Launch
https://parabolicarc.com/2023/01/16/south-korea-reached-major-space-mile...
Surprisingly after these recent 7 & 8th continuous failed Southern Launch attempts...
And even more surprisingly during the recent monumental Musk Twitter uproar.
Space X 200th launch a paylode consisting of 5 biggest ever Oz (Made) Skykraft "Air Traffic" Satellites.
Designed & manufactured in Canberra...seemingly built & deployed within a year!
See: Things are looking up!
Decades of Defence heritage > Skykraft 200 sats are the only seamless global ATM.(Management)
Operating across 7 low Earth Orbit planes.
Aims to service the entire globe...not limited by borders or geography.
Oz international flight command central. (Who read or knew anything of this?)
XTEK (Canberra Military Partner) Similar Tech!
https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/economic-development/business-and-innovati...
Great Vid explains the tech quite easily.
https://www.skykraft.com.au/post/what-is-skykraft-atm
Site
https://www.skykraft.com.au/
This project has now reached the public consultation stage, so anyone with any objections should get them in by this Friday.
There's a pre-filled submission from the Eyre Peninsula Environmental Protection Alliance below https://www.eyrepeninsulaepa.org/
Also an ABC article on the possible impact to endangered species.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/conservationists-warn-southern-em...
Good job Craig...cheers for following thru with the upgraded civic updates...
tbb will include / companion that update in the timeline (see Jan 2024 below)
It's all starting to come on...Happy to share partly exclusive #1 swellnet Oz Rocket timeline.
2023-2024 Updates continued...
March 2023
[Locals Only] Therapy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-03/surfer-fears-rocket-launches-will...
April : Feds Koonibba Aboriginal Corp Partnership Grants
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/southern-launch-proud-to-part...
Lot 14 > Southern Launch + ASA
( Sign UK Space Forge ) ForgeStar -1A Sat'
https://lotfourteen.kinsta.cloud/news/lot-fourteen-leads-the-nations-spa...
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/iconic-moment-for-internation...
June [ Entry Road ] Tagged + Aukus STEM School Infiltration.
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/students-from-koonibba-aborig...
July : New Logo + 1 millionth Successful Awards Ceremony
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/southern-launch-reveals-new-l...
Aug : Koonibba (Code RED) [ Re-Entry Device ] Launch Site gets Green Light
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=723715699564021&set=a.488396796429247
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=722642926337965&set=a.488396796429247
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/a-new-frontier-for-space-in-a...
Sept : Companion Piece by Guardian lends some perspective to SA Partners
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/25/space-manufacturing-zero...
Oct : US Varda (RED) + TSA (Agreement)
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/varda-space-industries-partne...
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/southern-launch-ready-to-laun...
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=766375015298089&set=a.488396796429247
o/s International Conference + Oz Kidz in Space Show
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=751925003409757&set=pcb.75192541674...
Nov : Germany Hylmpulse sign on to Launch from Kooibba in 2024
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/german-rocket-manufacturer-hy...
Towards the end of 2023 Many Pollies / Opposition rocked up for Photos
Xmas Prezzies
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=790977849504472&set=pcb.79097795617...
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLaunch/videos/1137156877652002/
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Jan 2024 ( More Pollies & International Symposiums > Picking up a head of steam...)
See : Craig's Submissions Jan 2023 Update (Above)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/conservationists-warn-southern-em...
Feb : German Rocket to Land in SA
https://www.facebook.com/HyImpulse/videos/1071234510846262/
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/hyimpulse-sr75-rocket-on-the-...
March : 2 Young chix abort mission > Aukus STEM Targets Year 10 Gromz
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/the-southern-launch-year-10-w...
Koonibba Launch almost built Site Visit!
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/finishing-touches-for-south-a...
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/koonibba-set-to-host-one-of-t...
April : Space Works (RED)
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/spaceworks-signs-mou-with-sou...
Note all this Space gear is transported on roads thru Daylight traffic..
This is a pretty dodgy hairy High Speed Roadside PROMO...Fark! (Vid may prove important!)
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLaunch/videos/436512572245100/
Ambassador Rudd rocks up @ US Space Shows (Repeating...Oz Space Launch Lunches are now a Thing)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=855422879726635&set=a.488396796429247
Countdown for Media Launch ( *Surprising Highly recommended Very informative News Video )
https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSAdelaide/videos/881307997094085/
tbb aborts Launch Mission & Hands the crew over to Facebook Site...below...
Mostly coz there's a lot of Buzz ...too much excitement for backward Qldurr tbb to handle.
See ya all on the otherside...54321...*
https://www.facebook.com/reel/815501667172904
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This is more tbb's pace...
4 April Bowen Orbital Spaceport ASA Countdown... x#/ Eris Test Flight 1 \#x ...in Coming Weeks
( Like That's never gonna happen is it! )
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100052
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Mission Impossible is seemingly possible!
7 May : German's Successful SR75-1 "Light the Candle Launch" + More Awards + More Missions
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/hyimpulse-successfully-launch...
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/koonibba-community-aboriginal...
https://www.southernlaunch.space/news-feed/tke0l5esqlxyni9z50ug4f1pb8gnqq
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/815501667172904
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Gilmour Gurlz Delay Update : Forgot our ASA Permit (Oopsie!)
https://media.tenor.co/SB66UNkGc0gAAAAC/sloth-slow.gif?t=AAYZZV4Qg9kGWEP...
https://www.afr.com/technology/what-if-a-cruise-ship-got-in-the-way-rock...
No Launch until 30 days after the Germans ( Please! )
Qdurrz : "Turns out ya need a Weet-Bix Rocket Permit...Bloody Pack of Southern Bastards!"...Luvstraya!
ASA : "We strongly advise Qldurrz to install more Awards for yer Pollie Power Boosters!"
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