Dr Bright found her passion for space in the pages of Encyclopaedia Britannica volumes during her early primary school years, where she first read about the solar system and the lifecycle of stars.
UNSW Canberra Space’s M2 CubeSat satellites successfully launched with Rocket Lab’s ‘They Go Up So Fast’ mission from New Zealand earlier today, representing a significant step forward in Australia’s sovereign space capabilities.
A new study has demonstrated Australia’s space sector’s design, manufacture, launch and maintenance facilities can support a sovereign end-to-end Earth observation satellite and cross-calibration data program.
The satellite platform Lena Meyer holds in her hands is the culmination of two years’ work. Combining materials science and advanced manufacturing, this technology demonstration will inform future small satellite design and cubesat missions.
A satellite jointly developed by UNSW Canberra Space and Defence Science and Technology (DST) has been operating on-orbit successfully for more than nine months.
UNSW Canberra’s space mission design facility is an Australian first. It’s the only place in the country where a space mission can be developed in its entirety from start to finish.
Visions of rockets being launched from cities and the romanticism of colonies on the moon have been wheeled out by states and territories in attempts to secure the Australian Space Agency.
Australia’s first national space mission design facility was officially opened today by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra).
Australia’s first national space mission design facility was officially opened today by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra).
UNSW Canberra has launched its first miniature satellite into orbit from the United States, achieving another important milestone in growing Australia’s space sector.
Australia’s first national space mission design facility is officially being opened today by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the University of New South Wales Canberra (UNSW Canberra).
UNSW Canberra has signed a $9.96 million contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to develop new ways to enhance Australia’s future Defence space capability.
UNSW Canberra has signed a $9.96 million contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to develop new ways to enhance Australia’s future Defence space capability.
