'We’re back': rocket launch licence gives Australia's aerospace sector high hopes

Southern Launch facility on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula gets go-ahead to send up suborbital satellites

Australia is one giant leap closer to becoming a space-faring nation again, with the first licence granted to establish a civilian rocket launch facility.

The federal industry minister, Karen Andrews, announced on Thursday that South Australian company Southern Launch will be able to launch suborbital satellites from its Koonibba test range site.