Australian Space Research Institute

The Sydney Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) proudly presents as part of the 2010 Australian Science Festival

OUT OF THIS WORLD CAREERS

Featuring Dr James Waldie and Mr. Daniel Faber

Date: Wednesday 4th August 2010 at 6:30pm (expect about 1.5 hours)
Location: CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, Canberra

This event is FREE and all are welcome. No bookings required.

Event Summary:

Dr Adrian Brown and Dr Jennifer Heldmann from NASA Ames will be in Australia June/July to talk about their work on the Mars Science Laboratory and Lunar LCROSS missions, and the space prize. For a list of speaking dates and venues visit here

The VSSEC-Australian Space Prize gives an Australian university student the opportunity to attend a 10 week NASA Academy program and work on a current NASA program. The 2009 winner, Elizabeth Blaber, is currently participating in the NASA Ames Academy program. You can follow her blog at http://blogs.vssec.vic.edu.au/vnasp/

space.gov.au - the new Australian Government Space Portal - has been launched!

After a mission of over seven years filled with operational challenges, the Hayabusa spacecraft finally returned to earth as a fireball in the Australian night sky following the successful separation of the re-entry capsule.

The JAXA team received a beacon from the capsule and have been able to confirm it's location visually within the WPA. Recovery efforts will continue today as will the search for the heat shield.

Congratulations to the JAXA team !!!

The Sydney Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) proudly presents

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SPACE EXPLORATION, DEFENCE & COMMERCE

by David Thompson - Chairman & CEO, Orbital Sciences Corporation

Date: Monday 24th May 2010 at 6:30pm
Location: Japan Theatre, Questacon, King Edward Terrace, Canberra

This public lecture is FREE and all are welcome.
No RSVP required. For more information contact aiaa.sydneysection@gmail.com

About David Thompson:

NASA has announced the talented young Australian who will spend 10 weeks working at NASA Ames. Thanks to the VSSEC-NASA Australian Space Prize, Elizabeth Blaber from the University of New South Wales will be the first Australian student to join the NASA Academy program and realise her dream of working on a current NASA project.

The Sydney Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics &
Astronautics (AIAA) and the AIAA Student Branch at the University of
Sydney proudly presents

THE OPTUS D SERIES SATELLITE PROGRAM

by Mark Blair and Dr Gordon Pike - SingTel Optus, Satellite Engineering Group

Date: Monday 8th March 2010 at 6:00pm for 6:30pm start
Location: Lecture Theatre, Mechanical Engineering Building, Faculty of
Engineering, Off Shepherd St, University of Sydney, Darlington

FREE pizza will be served prior to the lecture

Stream A Funding – Space Education and Development Grants

Project title: Pathways to Space: empowering the internet generation
Consortium: The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, the Powerhouse Museum and Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd

Project Description: The project will establish a program “Pathways to Space: empowering the internet generation” at the Powerhouse Museum to encourage year 10 to 12 students to consider studying and pursuing careers in space-related science and engineering.

In this edition:

* News Around ASRI
* Vale Gary Luckman
* ASRI Grant Application
* ASRI-supported Uni projects win awards
* Conferences & Events
* Program News
* SSRP – Sighter Launch & 2010 Campaign Schedule
* HABx – New Sensor Package
* AUSROC Nano - Program Kick-off
* Other Space News
* Australian Space Industry Council Chair Appointed
* CUBESats
* Obama to Propose Abandoning NASA's Moon Plan