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Gen Space: University of Sydney's rocketry team win global competition

NEWS • Inspire

18 August 2025

The team reflects on its recent experience of winning the world’s largest university rocket engineering competition in Texas, United States.

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Aussie CubeSat wins global Mission of the Year award

NEWS • Industry growth

14 August 2025

Waratah Seed-1 was recognised at the Small Satellite Conference hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the United States.

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Outback To Orbit Episode 2

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

14 August 2025

In this episode, we meet two Australian companies headed for the Moon, as their cutting-edge technologies help shape the future of space exploration with support from our grant programs.

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Sydney to become the centre of the Universe with IAC 2025 Space Week

NEWS • International Astronautical Congress 2025

12 August 2025

Running alongside the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), a suite of free space-themed experiences will be held across the city from 29 September to 3 October.

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Space talk: Jaxon Liebeck

NEWS • People in the sector

11 August 2025

When the first commercial moon lander touched down in March this year, a 26-year-old Australian was the Flight Director for the iconic endeavour.

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Request for Information: Sector collaborations with international partners

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

7 August 2025

The Australian Space Agency is seeking information on current space-related business, investment and collaborative partnerships with international partners.

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