Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence annual report
Resilience Mission
As bushfires grow more frequent and complex, the need for integrated, science-driven solutions has never been greater. This year’s report showcases how the Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence, through partnerships across government, emergency services, research, and industry, is demonstrating and developing the technologies that will underpin a more intelligent and connected fire management system for Australia.
Should we colonise space?
Space Sector News
The Conversation recently asked five experts should humans colonise space?
iLAuNCH Trailblazer colleagues and collaborators to celebrate at IAC luncheon
Space Sector News
iLAuNCH Trailblazer colleagues and collaborators to celebrate at IAC luncheon.
NSQN's inaugural booth at IAC Sydney 2025
Space Sector News
NSQN's inaugural booth at IAC Sydney 2025
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
Education, Mission control
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
Mission control
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
Mission control
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
Mission control
ANU InSpace spent the week at AVALON 2023 - Australian International Airshow Aerospace and Defence Exposition.
Inaugural ANU InSpace Showcase 2022
Mission control
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.