11 Dec 2024
ANU InSpace and Director Professor Anna Moore receive prestigious Chancellor and Vice Chancellor Awards
ANU Institute for Space | InSpace was presented with the Clare Burton Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion last week and our Director Anna Moore FTSE collected the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Contribution to the The Australian National University.
05 Dec 2024
InSpace represents at the ANU Research Fest
Thanks to Simon Clews and his team running the The Australian National University RessearchFest, part conference, part development opportunity, showing ANU HDR candidates how diverse our cohort are and getting them to think about the world in different ways.
15 Nov 2024
ANU InSpace named overall winner in space category at AmCham Australia Awards Gala
InSpace is thrilled to share the excellent news that our Director Anna Moore FTSE and ANU InSpace were awarded overall winner of the space category at last night's AmCham Australia Awards Gala, hosted by its patron, Ambassador Kennedy. The AmCham Alliance Awards recognise and celebrate emerging and exceptional leaders in the first two-thirds of their careers – the next generation of Australian and American pioneers on the technological frontiers, creating economic prosperity and building people-to-people engagement in the Alliance.
06 Nov 2024
Dr Cassandra Steer shares her thoughts in a recent essay for the National Bureau of Asian Research on Asia's Space Ambition
We are delighted to share with you a recent essay for the National Bureau of Asian Research that our Associate Director of Mission Specialists Dr. Cassandra Steer contributed to entitled, "Asia’s Space Ambitions: Driving the Next Chapter in Global Space Competition."
31 Oct 2024
AmCham Alliance Awards Finalists come together at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra
This wasn’t Professor Anna Moore FTSE's first trip to the spectacular U.S. Embassy in Australia in Canberra, but it was a very memorable one. On Tuesday night, Anna and her fellow finalists for this year's AmCham Alliance Awards came together for an evening to recognise and thank the AmCham Australia organisation and judging committee, who do so much work to leverage and grow the $2 trillion economic relationship between our two countries.
30 Oct 2024
Listen to the latest podcast series from AGCS's Space Matters: The Space Governance Podcast
What are the hidden human impacts of space activities, and why should we care? In the latest bonus episode of "Space Security is Here and Now" Dr. Cassandra Steer interviews Jessica West, senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, about her expertise on space security and the lesser discussed human dimensions of space systems.
25 Oct 2024
ANU InSpace Associate Director, Strategic Projects, Dr Kate Ferguson, speaks at Global MilSatCom
Global MilSatCom is coming up from 4-7 November in London. ANU InSpace Associate Director, Strategic Projects, Dr. Kate Ferguson, will be a session speaker as well as a panel moderator.
24 Oct 2024
NSTF featured as an ASA Project in Action
When companies launch advanced technology into orbit, you might wonder: how can they be sure it’ll work when it gets up there and experiences space for the first time? Well, The Australian National University has thought about exactly that – and created the National Space Test Facility (NSTF) in Mount Stromlo, near Canberra.
17 Oct 2024
ANU InSpace Business Development Team attends IAC2024 in Milan
ANU InSpace Business Development Managers, Anupam Kumar Pilli and Natasha Disha, attended the 75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy in early October. Anupam and Natasha both attended as recipients of the competitive Emerging Space Leaders awards and presented their papers during the conference.
17 Sep 2024
ANU InSpace attends ADSTAR 2024
ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore FTSE and Associate Director, Strategic Projects Kate Ferguson are at ADSTAR this week, along with Lorena (Lori) Sciusco, Julieanne Dougherty, and Miranda Zvidza with the ANU Defence Institute.
19 Sep 2024
NSQN goes to RADECS 2024
ANU Institute for Space | InSpace Business Development Manager, Anupam Kumar Pilli, is at the RADECS 2024 Conference promoting our National Space Qualification Network (NSQN) capability HIAF-SIBL services to experts in radiation effects testing.
23 Sep 2024
Mount Stromlo Observatory celebrated 100th Anniversary
Last week marked a historic moment for space research in Australia. The Mount Stromlo Observatory celebrated its 100th Anniversary. In 1924, the Commonwealth Solar Observatory was established on Mount Stromlo. Today, Mount Stromlo Observatory is the headquarters of the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) and for 100 years has been a world-renowned community of researchers exploring the heavens.
25 Sep 2024
ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore attends Sydney Angels meeting
Sydney Angels is an angel investment group supporting the early stage ecosystem. ANU InSpace Director, Professor Anna Moore FTSE, was invited to share opportunities in the space sector. In one of the most engaging conversations she's had, they covered topics of sustainability, off-world data centres, optical communication, and quantum, data equity, return and launch, STEM, and workforce.
27 Sep 2024
ANU InSpace BDMs head to Milan to present their papers at IAC2024
Huge congratulations to The Australian National University, the largest contributor of abstracts to this year's IAC2024. Seven ANU academics have had a total of nine abstracts accepted into this year's IAC - 14-18 October in Milan - and two of these contributors are our own ANU InSpace Business Development Managers, Anupam Kumar Pilli and Natasha Disha.
15 Oct 2024
ANU InSpace signs the Zero Debris Charter
The Australian National University Institute for Space (ANU InSpace) is committed to advancing the goals of the Zero Debris Charter by building sustainability into all our space initiatives from the start. Preserving the space environment for future generations is critical to our species' continued prosperity.
11 Sep 2024
ANU InSpace attends SmartSat CRC Conference
Last week, ANU InSpace’s Associate Director for Program Delivery and Operations, Benjamin Bek, attended the SmartSat CRC Conference.
11 Sep 2024
ANU InSpace BDM Christopher Kourloufas attends the ANU Department of Pacific Affairs' flagship event, the State of the Pacific Conference
Chris recently attended a series of thought-provoking sessions at the ANU Department of Pacific Affairs' flagship event, the State of the Pacific Conference. This was a fantastic opportunity to learn from world-leading scholars and practitioners of Pacific geopolitics and governance. The discussions covered the ongoing legacies of colonialism, self-determination movements, and efforts to build inclusive political systems across the Pacific. The conference also explored in great detail the evolving influence of global powers, digital infrastructure development, and the strategic implications of the AUKUS defence pact.
22 Aug 2024
ANU InSpace Associate Director, Program Delivery and Operations, Benjamin Bek Chairs the Canberra edition of the Public Sector Network 5th Annual Operational Excellence Roadshow
Last week, ANU InSpace Associate Director, Program Delivery and Operations, Benjamin Bek, was the Chair of the Canberra edition of the Public Sector Network 5th Annual Operational Excellence Roadshow. Engagement like this allows InSpace to participate in high-level conversations that contribute to the maturing of our Program Delivery and Operations capabilities.