Meet the first astronaut to qualify under the Australian flag
Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg’s achievements highlight the country's expanding presence and opportunities in space exploration.
Tag: space exploration
“Who doesn’t love space?”: Why Australia should invest more in space engineering
Space impacts all aspects of life, but while other countries have powered ahead in space engineering capability and investment, Australia ...
Spacesuits that help astronauts feel comfortable in their skin
Life in microgravity can wreak havoc on the human body, but aerospace engineer Dr James Waldie has spent much of ...
“We’re going to fly like Qantas”: The Australian startup rethinking scramjet engines
An Australian startup hopes its reusable plane will see the company become our national carrier in space.
Engineer, doctor, dancer, entrepreneur, astronaut: how Mae Jemison became the first woman of colour in space
When Dr Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956, the American South was still governed under racially segregated Jim ...
Satisfying the growing demand for space education
After a career at Swinburne University advising researchers and companies on how to get to space, Kim Ellis is heading ...
Researchers put a Mars rover’s life-detecting techniques to the test in South Australia
Australian researchers have replicated the technology of NASA’s Perseverance Rover to find out how it will fare in its search ...
This underwater rover is exploring Antarctica before making the leap to space
A new autonomous robot developed by NASA and recently tested in Antarctica could be the key to finding life in ...
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.
