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Roo-ver with friends

07 Oct 2026

ANU part of the Roo-ver consortium designing and building Australia’s first lunar rover

The Australian National University is part of the historic Roo-ver consortium designing and building Australia’s first lunar rover which will host a NASA payload to analyse lunar regolith. Not only will this showcase Australian innovation and ingenuity it will also highlight the strength of our research collaboration.

QOGSS team

06 Oct 2026

NASA called and ANU answered

How fitting to have our first post of World Space Week be of the amazing ANU Quantum Optical Ground Station (QOGS) by way of a short film to give you all a glimpse into the Artemis II mission back in April.

Professor Marta Yebra

27 Sep 2026

OzFuel is a spaceborne sensor, see the risk before the fire!

As the weather heats up and we roll into summer, we are being told to brace ourselves for El-Niño. Tackling the threat of these impending natural disasters does not come cheap with costs rising. At The Australian National University we look to solve big issues like this with game changing innovative solutions and the ANU team behind OzFuel have done just that.

InSpace attending IAC2026 in Antalya, Türkiye

21 Sep 2026

InSpace attending IAC2026 in Antalya, Türkiye

InSpace's Associate Director of Strategic Projects Kate Ferguson will be at IAC2026 in Antalya, Türkiye.

Fly Katherine!

16 Sep 2026

ANU Institute for Space | InSpace supporting the #flyKatherine campaign

For ANU Institute for Space | InSpace supporting the hashtag#flyKatherine campaign means not only supporting the space flight for Katherine but also offering an opportunity to strengthen Australia’s place in the global space sector.

ANU InSpace Publication 2025-2026

10 Sep 2026

ANU InSpace Publication 2025-2026 released

ANU InSpace Publication 2025-2026 released

𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘟𝘟: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦

04 Sep 2026

Book launch of ANU Dr. Elise Stephenson: 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘟𝘟: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦

Book launch of ANU Dr. Elise Stephenson: 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘟𝘟: 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦

2026 Kids In Space ACT Showcase

02 Sep 2026

InSpace at the 2026 Kids In Space ACT Showcase

Today, InSpace’s Manager for Strategic Projects, Natasha Disha, attended the 2026 Kids In Space ACT Showcase, celebrating another year of student imagination, innovation and space-inspired learning.

Welcome Mohammad Rifaee Tarmadi, InSpace's new Associate Director

23 Aug 2026

Welcome Mohammad Rifaee Tarmadi, InSpace's new Associate Director

ANU Institute for Space | InSpace is delighted to introduce Mohammad Rifaee Tarmadi as our new Associate Director for Program Delivery and Operations. Welcome to the team!

Japanese government delegation visits ANU

18 Aug 2026

Japanese government delegation visits ANU

It was a pleasure to host a Japanese government delegation last week as part of an Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade #CanberraFellowshipsProgram visit to strengthen Japan-Australia collaboration in quantum technology.

Reopening of ANU University House

14 Aug 2026

The Australian National University reopens University House and celebrates 80th Anniversary

Congratulations to the The Australian National University University House team and all those involved over the years renovating and getting everything ready for the reopening ceremony this morning - which was moving and emotional.

Ewelina Przybyszewski

12 Aug 2026

InSpace welcomes new Strategic Project Manager Ewelina Przybyszewski

Ewelina Przybyszewski has joined ANU Institute for Space | InSpace as a Strategic Project Manager.

Professor Anna Moore, Director of InSpace was delighted to MC at Space Industry Association of Australia’s Southern Space conference

12 Aug 2026

InSpace director at Southern Space 2026

Professor Anna Moore, Director of InSpace was delighted to MC at Space Industry Association of Australia’s Southern Space conference.

InSpace's Anupam Kumar Pilli at 2026 IEEE NSREC

27 Jul 2026

InSpace at the 2026 IEEE NSREC - Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Connecting Australia’s Radiation Effects Testing Capabilities to the World and wrapping up the 2026 IEEE NSREC - Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

InSpace Mission Specialist Professor Francis Bennet

22 Jul 2026

The 19th The Andy Thomas Space Foundation Forum - ANU and the Artemis II mission

The 19th The Andy Thomas Space Foundation Forum kicked off this week and our ANU Institute for Space | InSpace Mission Specialist Professor Francis Bennet spoke on a highly anticipated panel about his team’s work with the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Artemis II mission.

Dr Karthika Prasad at Chemzest, India

14 Jul 2026

iLAuNCH Trailblazer team project lead visits CHEMZEST Group of Companies in India

We are pleased to share an experience from Dr Karthika Prasad, one of our iLAuNCH Trailblazer team project leads and it's great to see what can be kick-started through the iLAuNCH fast track initiative. Dr Karthika Prasad recently had the opportunity to visit CHEMZEST Group of Companies in India, a company specialising in silicone materials for space applications and a supplier to ISRO.

nSpace Director Professor Anna Moore Chairs SPIE Symposium

10 Jul 2026

InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore Chairs SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2026 Symposium

From inspirational plenary sessions to packed talks and poster sessions, it has been wonderful to see the energy and enthusiasm across the meeting. Particularly exciting was welcoming over 1,000 first-time attendees among the nearly 3,000 participants. I’ve been attending this biennial conference since 1998 in Kona, Hawaii, and it continues to go from strength to strength.

OzFuel payload demonstration for SmartSat CRC project

25 Jun 2026

OzFuel payload demonstration for SmartSat CRC project

A major milestone was reached this week for our SmartSat CRC project with the demonstration of the OzFuel payload, a space-based sensor platform that will assist with bushfire prevention, detection, mitigation and resilience.