
Australian Space Agency
@ausspaceagency
The heart of space in Australia. Working to advance Australia’s position in the global space economy.
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Dust is tiny, and radiation is virtually invisible - both spell big danger for astronauts and vehicles on the Moon. Swinburne University of Technology University is keeping our history-making Roo-ver safe as one of the universities in the elo2.au consortium. Learn how 👉 spklr.io/6013B6mHL



Ask the Space Expert 🚀 Zachary Holmes Monday 23 June @ 2pm (ACST) Zac is a Physicist at QuantX Labs (formerly Cryoclock) QuantX Labs, global pioneers in quantum sensing and precision timing. Register for this exciting online session now 👉 spklr.io/6014B6FAK


An incredible mural, titled Shy Sky by Adelaide artist Laura Wills, now takes pride of place on our building at Lot Fourteen. Standing nearly 20 metres high, covering 160m² it depicts a ‘celestial platypus’ swimming through the night sky. Explore it here spklr.io/6010BBBMy



'Out of this World' is a national touring exhibition State Library of South Australia exploring Australia's early contributions to the space age. Join the Agency's Kerrie Dougherty OAM, Australian space historian, for a special guided tour on Friday 4 July at 12-1pm. Find out more spklr.io/6013B8bwL


More Aussie tech has reached orbit with SpaceX on Transporter-14, a dedicated rideshare mission, with cubesats, microsats, and re-entry capsules. Two of the Australian payloads belonged to our grant recipients - Valiant Space and Gilmour Space. Read more spklr.io/6014B8gBM
