The Space Show

2023.08.16 | Opportunities for Australia in Space: A National Science Week Episode

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On The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 August 2023:

Space Show News:

  • Aditya-L1: India’s first solar mission expected to launch on 26 August
  • Updates on the progress of Chandrayaan-3 and Luna 25 missions


    • Where should the Artemis program land on the Moon?

    Harrison Schmitt, geologist and Apollo 17 astronaut makes his recommendations on where Artemis should land, the science questions and priorities to be addressed, and the sample mix that should be collected. (This item is an extract from episode 26 of Lunar Science in the Artemis Era available in this podcast feed).


    Opportunities for Australia in Space:

    Naomi Mathers, Space Industry Association of Australia; Andrea Boyd, European Space Agency; moderated by Mike Thompson, astronomer, Backyard AstroScience (Recorded at Science Works Museum, Spotswood):

    • Will Australia build its own global positioning system?
    • Should Australia do niche projects or be a Jack-of-all-trades?
    • Space science
    • Space situational awareness
    • What caused the rapid growth in the space industry in Australia?
    • Defence uses of space
    • Building things to leave Earth-orbit
    • Will global players set up branches in Australia?
    • The need for robust Internet infrastructure in Australia.


      • Mars Observer:

      Marking the 30th anniversary of the explosion of the Mars Observer spacecraft as it was about to enter orbit about Mars.

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