Science and Engineering researchers at the University of Melbourne are to build and launch a small satellite into space. SpIRIT, which is about the size of shoe box, will be the first Australian-made spacecraft to host a foreign space agency payload, with an X-ray detector provided by the Italian Space Agency. Associate Professor Michele Trenti spoke to the program about the plans.

First Australian-made spacecraft to host a foreign space agency payload

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First Australian-made spacecraft to host a foreign space agency payload

First Australian-made spacecraft to host a foreign space agency payload