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.
17 Sep 2024
InSpace's Dr Kate Ferguson talks at ADSTAR Summit 2024
What role do space technologies play in supporting and enabling future critical capabilities, as identified in the 2024 National Defence Strategy?
12 Sep 2024
Who Owns the Moon?
ANU InSpace Director, Professor Anna Moore, and ANU InSpace Mission Specialist and Moral Philosopher, Dr. Ben Bramble, will join Philosopher A.C. Grayling in conversation about his new book, Who Owns The Moon?
27 Aug 2024
NASA SCaN visits InSpace and ANU
Kevin Coggins NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, along with colleagues Philip Baldwin and Marcus Watkins, around Mt Stromlo last week.
26 Aug 2024
QUT Aerospace Society / QUT Physics Society panel on Australia-Indo-Pacific Space Policy
ANU InSpace Business Development Manager Christopher Kourloufas shares his experiences while speaking on the QUT Aerospace Society / QUT Physics Society panel on Australia-Indo-Pacific Space Policy.
23 Aug 2024
Opportunities for Australian Space Leadership: InSpace Address
ANU InSpace Director, Professor Anna Moore FTSE, highlighted the challenges and opportunities for the Australian Space Sector in a passionate talk in August at the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) Southern Space 2024.
19 Aug 2024
Three Aussie-made and NSQN-tested CubeSats are launching as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission
This is a historic moment for Australia in space. Three Aussie-made and NSQN-tested CubeSats are launching as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission. ANU InSpace Mission Specialist Eduardo Trifoni and his team at the National Space Test Facility (NSTF) have worked tirelessly for the past few years to ensure the safety and success of these launches, as well as three others (Binar-2, 3, and 4) which have recently arrived at the International Space Station and will soon be deployed in orbit. NSTF is one of the ANU space capabilities at Mount Stromlo and a node of the National Space Qualification Network (NSQN).
16 Aug 2024
ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore speaks on ABC's The Money Podcast about the global race to the moon
On this week’s episode of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National’s The Money Podcast, ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore joins host Richard Aedy, along with Peggy Hollinger, Space Industry Editor for the Financial Times, and Ryan Brukardt, Senior Partner in Global Management Consulting at McKinsey & Company, in conversation about 🚀 the global race to the moon 🌖
14 Aug 2024
ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore speaks at ATSE for National Science Week
Happy National Science Week! 🔬 🔭 ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore FTSE spoke on Monday as a part of the ATSE event, "Improving our national capability."
11 Aug 2024
ANU InSpace names a Board Chair and external Board members
ANU InSpace has achieved many significant successes since its earliest formation in 2018. We are uplifted knowing that these achievements have enabled us to continue charting our future as an Institution. A key element of our growth strategy is shifting the ANU InSpace Board to a 50/50 internal/external composition, giving us a more diverse, holistic, and wide-reaching approach. We are pleased to introduce the new Chair of the ANU InSpace Board, Dr Sue Barrell AO FTSE.
30 Jul 2024
iLAuNCH project "A wearable device to track, analyse and predict astronaut health" is launched!
Congratulations to iLAuNCH Trailblazer, our ANU team, and our industry partners on another successful project launch! "A wearable device to track, analyse and predict astronaut health" will have incredible applications for making space travel safer, and also translates to improved health care here on Earth, especially in remote areas. We can't wait to see this project develop!