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This article first appeared in the June 2018 edition of Australian Aviation. Humans have been curious about the possibility of Martian life for hundreds of years. Mars and Martian life…
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Airbus signals plans to play key role in Australia’s space renaissance
by Max Blenkin June 13, 2018Airbus has signed a pair of partnership agreements with Australian companies and institutions, signalling it plans to play a significant role in Australia’s space renaissance. Nicolas Chamusy, head of Space…
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The debate of the value of investing in space is at the front of the Australian space agency conversation. The private space sector has to justify the value of the…
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Better late than never, Australia heads (back) to space
by Jordan Chong December 29, 2017Australia’s space achievements stretch back to the 1960s, when it became the seventh nation to launch a satellite into orbit. Named the Weapons Research Establishment Satellite (WRESAT), the 45kg spacecraft…
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Voyager 1 probe proves you can teach old tech new tricks
by Solange Cunin
April 3, 2018
Far away, 13 billion miles from Earth, there is a tiny man-made spacecraft drifting away from Earth and everything that we know. This spacecraft, Voyager 1, has travelled further than…