Congratulations to Ute Roessner, new CEO at the ARC
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Here at ANU Institute for Space | InSpace, we wish all the best to Ute Roessner AM FAA on her new position as CEO at the Australian Research Council. ANU InSpace has been honoured to have Ute serve as Board Member, and she has been a supporter and enthusiast of all our endeavours. Thank you for everything, Ute, and here's to continued collaborations between ARC and ANU InSpace.
ANU researcher Alan Chan participates with AROSE space workforce training
iLAuNCH
We want to highlight the wonderful experiences of The Australian National University's researcher Alan Chan who is embracing the opportunities he had to participate with AROSE in internationally recognised space workforce training. Please read about his time at the Australian Milo Mission Academy for Lunar Exploration and get inspired!
Prestigious Jackson-Gwilt Medal awarded to ANU InSpace Director Professor Anna Moore
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We are so proud of our Director Anna Moore FTSE who has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Jackson-Gwilt Medal, recognising outstanding invention, improvement, or development of astronomical or geophysical instrumentation or techniques.
Happy New Year 2025 from the ANU InSpace Team
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2025 is here and ANU Institute for Space | InSpace is ready to hit the ground running. 2024 was an inspiring year for InSpace with conferences, events, VIP meet and greets, launches and talks, iLAuNCH Trailblazer projects commencing, the Australian Centre for Space Governance prospering, OZFuel development gaining momentum and support, National Space Qualification Network (NSQN) building on its success and Moon to Mars initiatives going into hyperdrive. We also continued our commitment to driving the positive narrative about the endless and wonderful possibilities that space research can provide Australia and the world and how we at ANU are involved with building the sustainable developments, collaborations and innovation to not only boost the space sector but also solve society’s biggest problems.
ANU InSpace attends AmCham Australia Alliance Awards Gala
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Congratulations to Anna Moore for being named Highly Commended in the category of Leaders in the Space Industry. It was an honour to see Anna recognised among industry leaders in this inspiring community that drives positive change and growth.
iLAuNCH Trailblazer: First Australian National University project goes live!
iLAuNCH
Announcing the next iLAuNCH Trailblazer project: Carbon composite technology to reduce satellite mass.
ACT Government launches ACT Space Update 2023 + SmartSat CRC funding
Mission control, Resilience Mission
The ACT Government launched their ACT Space Update 2023, which acknowledges Canberra's long history of space mission success and focuses on establishing Canberra as Australia’s gateway to space. $1.3 million win for OzFuel - one of the two new research projects to be co-funded by SmartSat CRC and the ACT Government.
Space Medicine for Earthlings Sundowner Event
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Space Medicine for Earthlings a Space Industry Networking Event, held in Canberra, at The Shine Dome. This event was held with Australia in Space and ANU Institute for Space - InSpace.
ANU student's experiment to be tested by ISS astronauts
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Congratulations to The Australian National University PhD student Shingo Nishimoto for winning the Asian Try Zero-G competition. His experiment will investigate angular momentum perturbations and change of chopsticks in microgravity.
Heavy Ion Accelerators celebrates their 50th anniversary
National Space Qualification Network (NSQN)
Happy birthday to the 14UD particle accelerator! On the 15th of August, 1973, the first beam tests of the 14UD Tandem Accelerator were conducted. An analysed beam of protons was successfully obtained, marking the beginning of half a century of world-leading scientific investigation.
ANU projects awarded Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative grant funding
Australasian Optical Ground Station Network (AOGSN), Space Gravity
We are over the moon to announce that two of our ANU InSpace Flagship Missions have received grant funding from the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Initiative.
iLAuNCH to blaze a trail in space research
iLAuNCH
On 6 July, the Assistant Education Minister officially launched iLAuNCH, a trailblazer collaboration in space research which will boost Australia’s position in the global space economy, drive innovation and develop a new generation of space leaders.
ANU InSpace named Academic Institute of the Year at 2023 Australian Space Awards
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On 17 May 2023, the ANU InSpace team traveled to Sydney to attend the Australian Space Summit and Space Awards, hosted by Space Connect, at the International Convention Centre in scenic Darling Harbour. We were honoured to be named Academic Institute of the Year, along with other awards for our team members.
We have liftoff! NSQN officially launched
National Space Qualification Network (NSQN)
After a successful two-day Industry Workshop at ANU, the National Space Qualification Network is officially launched.
Avalon 2023
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ANU InSpace spent the week at AVALON 2023 - Australian International Airshow Aerospace and Defence Exposition.
Inaugural ANU InSpace Showcase 2022
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The Inaugural InSpace Showcase was a hit! In just one hour, the ANU Institute for Space showcased three of our flagship missions through a multidisciplinary lens. Monday 21 November 2022 saw an audience of over 120 people arrive at the ANU Kambri to listen to the latest space news.