The 2026 Australian of the Year is Katherine Bennell-Pegg! 🇦🇺🚀 In 2024, Katherine made history as the first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program when she graduated from Basic Astronaut Training at the European Astronaut Centre. As a space engineer, she has advanced multiple space missions and technologies, and along the way has opened pathways for others to follow. She is an energetic champion for Australia’s space program and regularly presents to schoolchild

#ISRO rocket parts found on Australian beach? Australian Space Agency shares key details | The Times of India

ISRO rocket parts found on Australian beach? Australian Space Agency shares key details #ISRO #australia #ASA #LatestNews | Asian News International (ANI)

Together with the Italian Space Agency, we recently launched SpIRIT, a landmark nanosatellite mission supported by the Australian Space Agency. Demonstrating Australia’s growing reputation in the global space sector, SpIRIT is the first Australian satellite to carry a foreign space agency’s scientific instrument as its main payload, namely the Italian Space Agency’s HERMES X-ray detector. The HERMES X-ray detector is designed to search for bursts of gamma rays, which are created when stars die o

We have lift off! 🚀 This morning, the Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal nanosatellite (SpIRIT) lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California USA, aboard a SpaceX rocket and has entered a polar orbit 513km above Earth 🛰️ SpIRIT is the first Australian satellite to carry a foreign space agency’s scientific instrument as its main payload. It was developed by a consortium led by our Melbourne Space Lab and the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), comprising Ino