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Blue Ghost Mission 1 snapped Australia from space during its journey to the Moon. Image credit: Firefly Aerospace

2025 Year in Review

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

18 December 2025

Explore the year's major milestones for the Australian Space Agency and the nation's space industry with our interactive image gallery.

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A team of QUT engineering students with their rover.

Gen Space: QUT team represents Australia’s Robotics Revolution

NEWS • Inspire

16 December 2025

Five Queensland University of Technology students share how hands-on experience with their rover Perseus and a trip to NASA's 2025 Lunabotics Challenge sharpened their technical and project management skills.

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Australian space technology ALEPH-1

First permit granted for an Aussie lunar payload

NEWS • Space activities

12 December 2025

Aiming to grow plants in space and help address sustainability challenges on Earth, ALEPH-1 mission is scheduled for the Moon in 2026.

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Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg at an event

Connecting Australia with space in 2025

NEWS • Inspire

12 December 2025

From classrooms to communities, here's how we spread the message about space across the nation.

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Pip Spence, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aviation Safety at CASA along with Head of the Australian Space Agency Enrico Palermo

The Agency and CASA formalise its cooperation

NEWS • Australian Space Agency

2 December 2025

The two agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance and maintain spaceflight and air navigation safety.

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Headshot of Associate Professor Melrose Brown

Space talk with Associate Professor Melrose Brown

NEWS • People in the sector

1 December 2025

Developing our understanding of national space monitoring capabilities.

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