Space Resources & Exploration companies in Australia
Space Atlas lists 5 organisations in Australia working in space resources & exploration: 4 startups, 1 academic institution. That is 6% of the 82 space organisations in Australia and 4% of the 129 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Gymea (2), Ultimo (1), Perth (1).
Startup (4)
- Interstellar Innovation · Startup · Gymea
Produces Australia's first commercially manufactured lunar regolith simulant — high-fidelity testing material for Moon mission robotics, construction and research.
- Interstellar Mapping · Startup · Gymea
Delivers high-resolution lunar maps using 4D thermal modelling — supports mission planning, landing site selection, hazard avoidance and ISRU resource targeting.
- MISX · Startup · Ultimo
Develops robotic manufacturing and post-landing space services — autonomous construction systems and life-support infrastructure for the Moon, Mars and beyond.
- THEIA Aerospace · Startup · St Ives
Develops the SPHERA Planetary Surveyor — a fully autonomous rolling drone for persistent exploration, mapping and ISRU resource surveillance on the Moon and Mars.
Academic Institution (1)
- Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC), Curtin University · Academic Institution · Perth
Australian university space centre at Curtin — runs the Binar CubeSat programme and planetary science research including the Binar Prospector lunar mission.