With the National Space Qualification Network, you can boost space mission assurance and success through rigorous testing and qualification right here in Australia //

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// Official Launch of NSQN //

// Welcome to NSQN //

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// Mission Updates //

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Update 1

The commissioning of multiple advanced space testing infrastructure at the following facilities will help bolster mission assurance by conducting a wide range of space qualification tests, including thermal imaging, radiation testing, and shock testing, crucial for ensuring the reliability and durability of space equipment.

The HIAF space irradiation beamline officially opened in August 2023 and will harness particles accelerated to up to 20 percent of the speed of light and is one of a kind in the Indo-Pacific region.

At ANSTO, the 10MV ANTARES accelerator was upgraded with an external, in air, beamline to add the capability of radiation testing specimens in air.

NSTF upgrades included an Infra-red imaging system, Temperature Controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance (TQCM), Spectrophotometer systems, and the Pyroshock test facility.

University of Wollongong upgrades included Level 3 laser-based bench system for Single Event Effect (SEE) testing.

Update 2

In 2023, the NSQN space qualified a number of payloads and satellites. Of note, in August 2023, the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with Inovor Technologies, Neumann Space, and Nova Systems, concluded the final space environmental testing of the SpIRIT satellite at the NSTF and launched successfully in December 2023. The Space Machines Company conducted space environmental testing of their Optimus spacecraft at the NSTF which successfully launched March 2024.

Update 3

The outlook for the NSQN is promising, especially considering Australia’s space sector’s expected annual growth rate of 7.1% over the next five years. With the Australian Space Agency’s goal to triple the space economy’s size by 2030, NSQN’s role in providing high-quality space qualification services will be crucial for the industry’s development and international competitiveness.

// Who we are //

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Anything flown in space requires the highest level of reliability for mission success in extreme environments.

We offer rigorous space testing and qualification in Australia, including testing against ionising radiation.

We are enabling a National Vision for space qualification by:

  • Subsidising access to industry – providing more test for buck, accelerated space qualification and increased facility through-put
  • Testing disruptive solutions – creating and initiating new ways of performing space qualification to support the space industry today and for years to come
  • Assisting in grant proposals – up-front scoping and cost estimation for test activities during proposal preparation

We strive for your mission success through assurance by:

  • Standardising qualification – driving quality of service across the board
  • Accreditation – continuously improving and auditing equipment and instrumentation, documentation and personnel
  • Testing – testing space hardware

We provide universal access and community uplift through:

  • A gateway to testing – offering test capability information and directing and connecting prospective customers to test services via our website
  • Education, training and knowledge base – informing customers on the importance of test, conduct of test, and cost of test

// Our partners //

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Our partners // Our partners // Our partners // Our partners // 

The six foundational partners of the National Space Qualification Network (NSQN) have a multi-state approach to ensuring more sophisticated space missions and cost-effective testing of COTS, spacecraft and satellites for space assurance, even against radiation.

// Benefits of NSQN //

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Mission design

We have $1B of space qualification infrastructure for immediate, cost-effective testing and accelerated space mission design and delivery.

New capabilities

New capabilities mean more Australian space industry growth and increased international competitiveness for Australian technology.

Mass testing

Mass testing reduces the cost of access to global supply chains and creates new revenue streams for Australia’s tested hardware and components.

Local qualification

Local space qualification of Australian-designed devices boosts mission success and avoids complications of intellectual property protection, export controls and transport of irradiated devices.

Unity

This unifies space qualification efforts with Australian Space Agency for increased Defence, civil and disaster management mission success.