Fleet Space Technologies opens new global headquarters & manufacturing hub  

Australia-based Fleet Space Technologies, developer and operator of microsatellites that deliver universal connectivity, has opened a new global headquarters (GHQ) and space-tech hyperfactory at Adelaide Airport’s Catalyst Park. 

Fleet Space’s 5,300m²+ facility boosts Australia’s advanced manufacturing capacity, enabling the production of thousands of next-generation geophysical sensors and hundreds of satellites annually, the company said.  

The GHQ and space-tech factory will support the expansion of its global, AI-powered exploration platform – ExoSphere – deployed by the major mining and resource companies including Rio Tinto, Barrick, Gold Fields, and Maaden to image mineral systems in real-time across five continents. 

By vertically integrating its business operations – supply chain, design, manufacturing, operations, engineering and R&D within a state-of-the-art facility – Fleet Space said it is scaling the manufacturing of space, climate, and AI-powered technologies needed for the next era of exploration on Earth and beyond.  

“Ten years ago, Fleet Space began the journey of building next-gen exploration technologies – powered by the latest advances in space, agile geoscience, and AI – to accelerate the energy transition and support future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond,” CEO Flavia Tata Nardini.

“Today we are proud to open our new global headquarters and space tech hyperfactory to scale our global  platform to fuel the next leap in science, technology, and human exploration – future-proofing Australia’s leadership in the development of future industries.” 

The new facilities will also enable Fleet Space’s to advance its off-world missions over the coming years, including deployment of the lunar variant of its ExoSphere technology – SPIDER – for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 and survey the near-Earth asteroid – Apophis – when it comes within 32,000km of Earth’s surface in 2029. 
 
“The scale, speed, and capacity of this vertically integrated facility will equip explorers on Earth and beyond with the agile geoscience solutions needed to move from insight to action, faster – a critical step in supporting the clean energy transition and near-term ambitions to build permanent research stations beyond our planet,” added chief exploration officer Matt Pearson.