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Bring your family or a school group to our Australian Space Discovery Centre – in person or virtually. Or explore our gallery of  space images and videos. You can also download our learning resources and have fun at home and in the classroom. 

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Join Australia's leading space historian Kerrie Dougherty OAM for a look into 3 Aussies who became NASA astronauts as US citizens.

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Explore in-person the latest exhibits and innovations related to Australia and space.

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20 March 2023

The AROSE consortium and the EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania consortium will each receive $4 million as part of stage one of the Trailblazer program under the Moon to Mars initiative.

Joelene Buntain

Space R&D Coordinator, Defence Space Command

Growing up under clear, country skies, Flight Lieutenant Joelene Buntain's fascination of the stars led to a career where she became known as the ‘flying astrophysicist’ and now works in the Defence Space Command.

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The Australian Space Agency’s Earth Observation from Space Roadmap outlined a 10-year plan to support growth of the Earth Observation (EO) sector in Australia. This plan was published before May 2022 under the previous Australian Government.

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The Discovery Centre was officially unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

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We aim to hold quarterly virtual workshops focusing on specific themes relevant to space regulation. Members can self-select attendance based on interest. Workshop structure will vary in response to topic and expected numbers.

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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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This resource 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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Anastasia Volkova

CEO and Co-founder, Regrow

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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Andrew Thomas AO

NASA Astronaut (retired)

As a retired NASA Astronaut, Dr. Andrew Thomas'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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Anthony Murfett

Head of Division Technology and Digital, Department of Industry, Science and Resources

As inaugural Deputy Head of the Australian Space Agency, Anthony Murfett was Space Agent Two. Anthony started with the Agency when it launched in 2018 and looked after strategy, policy and operations.

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Ben Greene

Chief Innovation Officer, Electro Optic Systems

Dr Ben Greene began working in the Australian space industry not long after the Moon landing in 1969. He has witnessed some ground-breaking technologies used to improve life on Earth and in space.

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Bex Dunn

Manager, Inland Water Earth Observation Science, 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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Caitlin Byrt

Plant Scientist, The Australian National University

Dr Caitlin Byrt's research background in agricultural science and an interest in the power of plants is now being applied to solve complex problems for astronauts on the International Space Station.

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Cameron Porter

Deputy Director, Defence Space Command

Learning about the science behind satellites motivated Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Porter to do space subjects throughout his tertiary education and ultimately pursue a space career in Defence where he’s known as the ‘space guy’.

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Cassandra Steer

Chair and Founder, Australian Centre for Space Governance

Ask Dr Cassandra Steer and she’ll tell you space law isn’t about making treaties with aliens - it’s about keeping space secure and peaceful and is fast becoming an area of keen interest among practicing lawyers.

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Crystal Forrester

Deputy Program Lead, Space Innovation, Defence Science and Technology Group

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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Winnebago-3 capsule after safely landing at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.

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14 May 2025

Varda’s spacecraft, Winnebago-3, re-enters Earth and lands at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in regional South Australia.

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9 May 2025

Did you know that the Bureau of Meteorology also forecasts weather in space?

A collection of images that illustrates the significance of fruit flies in humanspaceflight

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5 May 2025

The critical role of fruit flies in shaping human spaceflights.

Mission Space, new educational program delivered by Scitech and powered by the Australian Space Agency

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27 March 2025

Registrations are now open for Mission: SPACE, a new education program delivered by Scitech and powered by the Australian Space Agency.

DSTG Engineer Darin Roberts attaches a radio frequency cable to the engineering model spacecraft during anechoic chamber testing at REDARC Defence & Space.

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18 March 2025

The Buccaneer Main Mission will collect high-frequency measurements in low-Earth orbit to better understand radio-frequency propagation through the ionosphere.

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13 March 2025

After more than two years of work, Australian-led consortium ELO2 has won the contract to build and operate our nation’s first lunar rover – which gives us a closer look at the technology headed for the Moon.

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27 February 2025

The world's largest space event — the International Astronautical Congress — will be held in Australia from 29 September to 3 October.

UK Space Agency CEO Dr Paul Bate and Head of the Australian Space Agency Enrico Palermo

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25 February 2025

Three International Bilateral Fund projects are strengthening UK-Australian space ties and innovations.

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25 February 2025

Katherine Bennell-Pegg stars in Play School's special episode about life in space.

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Space object registration number	Space object name	Launch countries	Launch facility	Launch date	Basic orbital parameters	General function
					Nodal period (minutes)	Inclination (degrees)	Apogee (kilometres)	Perigee (kilometres)
02/2022-A, 02/2022-B, 02/2022-C, 02/2022-D and 02/2022-E	Skykraft-1, Skykraft-1a, Skykraft-1b, Skykraft-1c and Skykraft-1d	Australia, United States	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States	4 January 2023 (AEST)	95.1	97.49	535.4	515.9	The main spacecraft and 4 constellation spacecraft are technology demonstrators and pathfinders for the roll-out of a space-based Air Traffic Management constellation.
01/2022	Centauri-5	Australia, United States	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States	25/05/2022	95.23	97.52	536	523	Provide communication with the Fleet network.
01/2021-B	M2-B	Australia New Zealand	Mahia Peninsula, NZ	22/03/2021	95	45	558	545	Support testing of systems designed by ISW, including decoupling, artificial intelligence and space situational awareness capabilities.
06/2021	CUAVA-1	Australia, United States of America, Japan.	Kennedy Space Centre, United States of America	6 October 2021 deployed from the International Space Station (Launched to the International Space Station on 29 August 2021)	92	61.6432	421	418	Scientific research, technology demonstration, linking with the international radio amateur community, national capacity building. (Object no longer in orbit.)
05/2021	EG-3	Australia, United States of America	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States	30 June 2021	98	96	650	650	EG-3 will be used to expand EchoStar Global test fleet and bring into use EchoStar’s International Telecommunications Union spectrum rights for SIRION-1.
04/2021	Binar-1	Australia, United States of America, Japan.	Kennedy Space Centre, United States of America	6 October 2021 deployed from the International Space Station (Launched to the International Space Station on 29 August 2021)	92.797	51.6396	416	405	Technical demonstrator of university designed and built hardware and software. (Object no longer in orbit.)
03/2021	Centauri-4	Australia, United States of America	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States	30 June 2021	95.22	97.52	538	521	Communications relay for customer IoT data through S-Band radio.
02/2021	Centauri 3	Australia New Zealand	Mahia Peninsula, NZ	22/03/2021	95	45	547	558	Provide communication with the Fleet network.
01/2021-A	M2 (now M2-A)	Australia New Zealand	Mahia Peninsula, NZ	22/03/2021	95	45	559	545	Support testing of systems designed by UNSW, including decoupling, artificial intelligence and space situational awareness capabilities. Two near-identifical 6U Cubesats, initially joined, M2 separated into two satellies (M2-A and M2-B).
06/2020	Myriota 7 (Tyvak-0152)	Australia New Zealand	Mahia Peninsula, NZ	22/03/2021	95	45	566	554	Direct-to-orbit satellite connectivity for Internet of Things devices.
03/2020	EG-2 (Tyvak 0171)	Australia France	Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana	3/09/2020	94	97.51	549	529	Telecommunications
02/2020	EG-1 (Tyvak 0172)	Australia United States of America	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA	31/08/2020	96	97.87	621	601	Telecommunications
01/2020	M2 Pathfinder	Australia New Zealand	Mahia Peninsula, NZ	13/06/2020	97	97.70	604	584	Telecommunications

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Second commercial space capsule lands in Australia

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'Mission: SPACE' launches to Australian primary schools

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Defence nanosatellite launched into orbit

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Registrations now open for IAC 2025

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Pioneering projects approach conclusion as UK-Australia Space Bridge marks anniversary