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CUAVA-1 successfully deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS) on 6 October at 21:55 (Aust.EDT).  The event was live-streamed by JAXA and CUAVA Director, Iver Cairns, was on hand to give the 'Go/No go' call for deployment. A link to the JAXA live-stream recording follows. CUAVA-1 has been on board the ISS awaiting deployment since Space-X Cargo Dragon module on a resupply mission docked with the International Space Station on August 30. The CUAVA...

CUAVA-1 is in space!

Waratah Seed are now inviting Commercial Clients to ride-share on the WS-1 CubeSat mission in 2022.

The SpaceX launch scheduled for 28 August 2021 that was set to take CUAVA-1 to the International Space Station has been postponed until 29 August 5:14pm Australian EST. The CUAVA team will be online again showing the launch live-stream and taking audience questions about CUAVA-1, payloads, and our plans for the future. Join us again to see CUAVA-1 off! Click on the button to join the webinar at 5.00pm Sunday 29 August 2021. Don't forget to...

Australian satellite on countdown to launch from Cape Canaveral. CUAVA-1 will carry experimental payloads for deployment from the International Space Station. CUAVA-1, an Australian designed and built spacecraft, will be launched onboard a Space-X Falcon 9 SpX-23 rocket this Saturday, 28 August 2021. Scheduled launch time is 5.37pm AEST, from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. A lead project of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles and their...

CUAVA, in partnership with Wolfpack Space Hub, are pleased to announce the launch of the Waratah Seed Space Qualification Mission WS1 Payload Competition, Australia’s first cube satellite ride-share opportunity.

Join the CUAVA team for the live space launch of CUAVA-1. We will be holding a public webinar to celebrate the successful development of CUAVA-1 and to show the live-stream SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral on the August 28th, 2021 (Australian EST).

Introducing PhD Candidate, Tejaswi Shinde, who has join CUAVA this year. 

CUAVA wins the category Space Education and Outreach Program of the Year for 2021. CUAVA was announced as winner at the Australian Space Awards, held at gala event held on June 4th.

CUAVA Director, Prof. Iver Cairns, recently gave a talk on progress of CUAVA projects - including CUAVA-1 - at the Sydney Space Frontier Society chapter of the National Space Society of Australia (NSSA). You can view the talk in full here.

CUAVA Wins State Government Funding for NSW Space Qualification program, with project code-named ‘Waratah Seed’.

CUAVA have achieved a major milestone this week in completing delivery of CUAVA-1 to SpaceBD in Japan.