Explore inspiring career stories

There are many exciting career paths to follow right here on Earth. Space law, medicine, design and manufacturing, robotics and data analysis are just are few. We need a range of skills to support our growing space sector.

Growing the space workforce pipeline

The national space industry employs over 16,000 Australians and is becoming an emerging industry that will be a major employer of the future STEM workforce.

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Anthony Murfett

Inaugural Deputy Head of the Australian Space Agency, Anthony Murfett

Anthony started his career wanting to cure cancer but after a taking on a job in Washington DC, space became the centre of his world.

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Associate Professor Kirk McKenzie

Associate Professor Kirk McKenzie

Space Instruments Manager at ANU, Associate Professor Kirk McKenzie

Kirk’s work in the pioneering field of gravitational waves will see three spacecraft launched in the 2030s, where they will orbit the sun and collect vital data on the Earth’s climate.

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Associate Professor Marta Yebra

Director, ANU Bushfire Initiative, Associate Professor Marta Yebra

Marta decided early in her career that she wanted to so something to preserve the environment, and by using space technology her work now helps prevent catastrophic bushfires.

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Bex Dunn

Earth Observation Scientist at Geoscience Australia

Bex’s space career journey has always featured water - moving from naval architecture to physical oceanography to earth observation scientist, where she uses satellite imagery to monitor Australia’s wetlands.

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Crystal Forrester

Science and Technology Lead, Space Structures at DSTG, Crystal Forrester

Inspired by a semester exchange which involved visiting NASA, Crystal’s career has focused on researching the future of cutting-edge space technologies in the defence sector.

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Dara Williams

Deputy Head of the Australian Space Agency

With over 15 years of Senior Executive Service experience in the Australian Public Service, Dara has expertise in public administration, international diplomacy, national security and intelligence.

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Dr Anastasia Volkova

CEO and Co-founder at Regrow, Dr Anastasia Volkova

A desire for an international career and qualifications in aerospace engineering supported Anastasia’s career journey and success as the co-founder of a business that uses space technology to help life on Earth.

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Dr Andrew Thomas AO

Dr Andrew Thomas AO

NASA Astronaut (retired), Dr Andrew Thomas AO

As a retired NASA Astronaut, Andy’s career journey is the stuff of every child’s dreams – to be an astronaut and see Earth from space while working on the International Space Station.

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Dr Ben Greene

CEO at Electro Optic Systems

Starting as a research scientist, Ben’s career journey has seen him witness the ground-breaking use of space technologies to improve life on Earth and in space.

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Key resources

Our key space career job roles and study pathways information is packaged up into downloadable PDFs that students, teachers or parents can easily browse through and keep as a handy reference.

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Space careers booklet

Our space career booklet covers all the space careers we talk about online, and can be downloaded by students, teachers or parents to read, share or use in the classroom.

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A space for everyone: careers in space poster

This poster covers some of the key space careers on offer. Teachers can put the poster in spaces accessible to students and encourage them to access the career information by scanning the embedded QR code.

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