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Katherine Bennell-Pegg with students at Charlesville

NEWS • Inspiring Australia

29 May 2026

Since March, the 2026 Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been touring states and territories, empowering students and communities, and promoting Australia's space sector.

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Promotional graphic for an event titled space day out that will be held on 19 July.

NEWS • Inspiring Australia

28 May 2026

The Agency, supported by Inspiring SA, South Australian Space Industry Centre and Lot Fourteen, will deliver Space Day Out on Sunday 19 July. The celebrations will mark the start of this year's Australian Space Week.

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A visitor interacting with the Buccaneer exhibit at the Australian Space Discovery Centre

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

25 May 2026

Visitors can learn more about the Buccaneer Main Mission and how this cutting-edge Aussie technology will help us understand how radio waves travel.

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Located at Tidbinbilla, just outside Australia's capital city, the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is one of three Deep Space Network stations around the world. At 70-metres in diameter and the height of a 22-storey building, Deep Space Station 43 is the largest antenna in the southern hemisphere.

NEWS • Space history and culture

22 May 2026

Australian facilities and expertise have supported NASA’s Moon missions from the earliest lunar probes to the Artemis program. Explore with our interactive image gallery the first to the latest Aussie space tracking capabilities.

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1 (MAIN) - A lunar rover and lunar lander in LunarSim (Element Robotics)

NEWS • Industry showcase: Space spotlight

21 May 2026

Can you imagine driving on the Moon at your office desk? With new simulation technology, Element Robotics is saving missions valuable time and money – and above all, making it easy.

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The next-generation payload

NEWS • National capability

21 May 2026

To support space missions with Internet of Things communication, the Aussie company will use space-enabled technology it currently provides 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.