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Devices built by young Queensland space tech company Valiant Space bound for orbit on Elon Musk's SpaceX

Three young Queenslanders are set to make their mark on the solar system by designing space rocket parts bound for orbit.

After meeting at university, Andrew Uscinski, Michael Douw and Benjamin Dodd began their start-up company Valiant Space while they were students at the University of Queensland.

Now the trio build thrusters that are destined to be sent into orbit onboard billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX to manoeuvre small satellites in space.

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