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1 October 2024

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This resource can be used by visitors to identify and understand the sensory stimuli they are expected to experience during their visit to the Australian Space Discovery Centre.

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Ending more than 25 months of pioneering operations in orbit, the novel nanosatellite was supported by Australian Space Agency with almost $7 million in grants.

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The Hypersonix DART AE vehicle aboard Rocket Lab’s HASTE launch vehicle at the Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia

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Hypersonix’s DART AE completes its first flight, reaching hypersonic speeds greater than Mach 5 after launch from NASA’s Wallops Island in the US.

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Head of the Australian Space Agency Enrico Palermo speaking to an Indian delegation during their visit to the Agency's headquarters in September 2014

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The Australasian Space Innovation Institute announce a $15 million investment that will boost productivity, sustainability and resilience across the nation’s agricultural sector.

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two people posing for a photo in a lab

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The project, led by the University of Southern Queensland and funded by the iLAuNCH Trailblazer, with early backing from Agency programs, will study plant growth in microgravity using advanced imaging and artificial intelligence.

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Flavia Tata Nardini and entrepreneur Matt Pearson co-founders of Fleet Space

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CEO and Co-founder Flavia Tata Nardini talks about Fleet Space's rise from start-up to $800m company, revolutionising resource exploration on Earth and in space.

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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.