Dr Sarah Pearce is helping to build the world’s largest telescope
Dr Sarah Pearce was recently announced as the 2020 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year. The astronomer spoke to ...
Tag: space engineering
Australia’s space industry gets $150 million boost to help NASA hit its 2024 moonshot
The Federal Government has announced a $150 million investment in the Australian space sector to support the US bid to ...
This year’s most influential women in STEM are champions of reinvention
Space pioneers, software engineers and prominent roboticists all made the 2019 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence list.
Australia looks to share space expertise with growing SmallSat market
SpaceX plans to put more than 1000 small satellites in orbit in 2020, and Australian has an eye on the ...
Young engineer Luke Heffernan is showing there’s no limit to his potential
A bit of daring and a desire for hands-on experience has helped Luke Heffernan transform his ambitions into big achievements.
50 years after its role in the first moon landing, Australia looks to a bright future in space exploration
More than 600 million people tuned in to watch the first footage of a human walking on the moon’s surface. ...
One ‘origami engineer’ is giving the ancient art a modern twist
Origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper-folding, is increasingly being used to solve modern-day engineering problems.
Engineer Kimberley Clayfield is taking Australian technology to the stars
The CSIRO’s Dr Kimberley Clayfield is at the forefront of an exciting new era in space for Australia.
Australia’s space startup community is showing there’s no business like the launch business
The past few years have seen investment and interest in private space enterprises surge.
Outback to orbit: Australia’s long history in space exploration
Australia has punched above its weight in space exploration thanks to a talent for aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
