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EVENT • In-person

10am and 11:30am Monday to Friday

Lot Fourteen, McEwin Building North Terrace Adelaide

Bookings are now open! Working together, students will complete challenges and tasks across 6 mission planning phases:

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Man in factory working with large hi-tech robotics machine.

NEWS • Industry growth

6 December 2023

'Australian companies are contributing to global space missions by being agile.'

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Rocket being launched from a base

NEWS • Industry growth

2 December 2023

The SpIRIT nanosatellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket and will fly in low Earth orbit for two years.

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woman in an astronaut unifrom smiling.

NEWS

1 December 2023

From stitching a raw chicken breast to hypobaric chamber training, it’s all in a day’s work for Australian astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

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An illustration of a satellite in space.

NEWS

30 November 2023

Raytracer, a Brisbane-based team of hardware and software engineers, are creating revolutionary simulation technologies for challenging and remote environments on and off Earth.

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Close up photo of the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission in space, looking down at the Earth below.

NEWS

17 November 2023

Spiral Blue’s SE-1 edge computer analyses satellite data in space and sends the useful parts back to Earth.

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Team members with Minister Ed Husic

NEWS

10 November 2023

Sydney-based company aKin is refining their intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) technology for daily living. This AI is well suited to space missions or people living with disabilities. The Australian Space Agency co-funded its development.

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Young students and an adult standing next to a design concept.

NEWS • Space education

2 November 2023

Months of planning, design work and collaboration was on show in a day of inspiration and innovation at the 2023 Kids in Space National Final. 

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Photo of team in the lab next to tester.

NEWS

25 October 2023

Brisbane-based Crystalaid Manufacture Pty Ltd is attracting international attention by producing high quality printed circuit boards (PCBs) suitable for space environments.

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Australia’s space sector

We regulate Australian space and high-power rocket activities, and engage internationally on issues affecting space regulation.

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Australia’s space sector

Safety, security and sustainability are core to growing a globally respected Australian space sector that meets international obligations and norms.

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Learn and discover

Get hands on with space exhibits, hear from our Space Communicators, and learn about space careers pathways.

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Space careers

Space careers

Did you know there's much more to a career in space than being an astronaut? There's a whole galaxy of exciting career paths to follow right here on Earth…

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Our department recognises the First Peoples of this Nation and their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to the lands, waters, seas, skies, and communities.

We Acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians and Lore Keepers of the oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples.