IAC 2025 Sydney was a remarkable week for all and one highlight was the chance for ANU Institute for Space | InSpace to meet with all of our iLAuNCH Trailblazer colleagues and collaborators to celebrate the work we have done building Australian space manufacturing capabilities.

The headlines are:

🎓🇦🇺 3 Australian Universities came together - University of Southern Queensland, The Australian National University and Adelaide University
💰🛰️ with a $200 million investment (with $187 million contracted in industry projects,
👩‍🚀🚀 to produce 9 space missions
🔬📡 13 of these were ANU-led projects involving additive manufacturing, space microwearables, satellite thrust control, satellite communications, satellites identification, hypersonic detection, Project SWIFT, and platforms for earth observation and space transport/logistics.

Thanks to John Bell and @University of Southern Queensland for their ongoing iLAuNCH Trailblazer leadership. We look forward to working closely with the new iLAuNCH Chair Rachel Noble and with Peter Schubel and Dr Samantha Rose as they take the helm of the iLAuNCH Executive moving forward.

A fond farewell and many thanks to Darin Lovett, Dr. Joni Sytsma and Milica Symul.

Our Industry Partners have been wonderful collaborators – here’s to our continued innovation: 
Northrop Grumman Australia, Optus, Aspen Medical, New Frontier Technologies, Space Machines Company, Saber Astronautics, Spiral Blue, Inovor Technologies, Rod Boswell - Boswell Technologies, Leonardo UK, Zendir, Azista BST Aerospace BST, HEO Robotics, ANT61, Axiom Space, Aqacia, Liquid Instruments, and TeleDynamics Pty Ltd.

Great to also have caught in-person our Queensland-based iLAuNCH Trailblazer colleagues including Hunter Walkenhorst GAICD, Giovanni Bernal Carrillo, Shivaun MacCarthy. Kavanna Trewavas, a big round of applause to you - well done on wrangling us all and curating such a memorable event.

Ad Astra!

📸 taken by Kavanna Trewavas - group shot