We are over the moon to announce that two of ANU InSpace’s Flagship Missions have received grant funding from the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative.

Congratulations to all recipients of these prestigious grants! What an amazing opportunity for ANU researchers and partners and for all of space research in Australia. Thanks to the Australian Space Agency for their continuing support. We are so excited to be delivering these missions with your assistance.

Laser Technology for the next GRACE missions
This project will produce laser stabilization flight technology for next generation gravity sensing missions. The team is led by ANU InSpace Mission Specialist Professor Kirk McKenzie working with our partners at CEA Technologies.

Australian Deep Space Optical Ground Station Network
In this project, an ANU-led consortium with partners Liquid Instruments, Platypus Instruments, and SSC - Swedish Space Corporation Australia will establish the first Australian deep space communication-capable optical ground station by upgrading the ANU optical ground station (OGS) to be compatible with NASA's Optical to Orion (O2O) mission. The team is led by ANU InSpace Mission Specialist Associate Professor Francis Bennet. Thanks to all at The Australian National University, ANU Enterprise Pty Limited, and our partners who were involved with the grant process.

We are also thrilled to see on the list of grant recipients the Lunaria One project, Australian Lunar Experiment Promoting Horticulture (ALEPH), for which ANU InSpace Mission Specialist Caitlin Byrt is a biology consultant.

Learn more about the awards granted to ANU and others.