Cubesat Buccaneer: Australia takes its first steps towards rejoining the space race

IT’s small. But it’s significant. It took the

reconstruction of an entire network of engineering, planning, co-ordination and control systems to get it into orbit.
Boldly called Buccaneer, the Defence Science and Technology Group along with the University of New South Wales have breathed a collective sigh of relief — with confirmation it is “in good health” and “on orbit” following its successful launch last weekend.
It was carried aloft by a NASA Delta 2 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
It represents proof Australia can rejoin the space race.
But it’s also got a few jobs to do while it’s up there.


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