Isabella Richards

Air Commodor Klaffer was the first pilot to accrue 1000 hours on the 24 McDonnel Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighter-bomber aircraft, which served part of the RAAF fleet between 1970 and 1973.

Only weeks after resuming several flights into Australia, the airline has cancelled all but two flights a week to Sydney throughout January, dropping from two per day.

Why has the Commonwealth government suddenly decided to retire the Taipan fleet after years of well-documented trouble? 

The company’s goal is to provide tech that will lead to safer aircraft operations as space-based surveillance can provide broader coverage of the ground.

The ACT’s Chief Minister for Tourism Andrew Barr said that Prime Minister Scott Morrison “cannot win a fight” with state premiers over border closures, as state’s scramble to deal with the Omicron variant. 

Southern Launch’s CEO, Lloyd Damp, told the Space Connect Podcast the facility is aiming to execute 36 launches a year when finalised, compared with the legendary US site’s 40.