Lunar rover consortium creates scoop challenge for kids
One of the two consortiums bidding to create Australia’s lunar rover has created a program to allow children aged 5-12 to recreate their work.
One of the two consortiums bidding to create Australia’s lunar rover has created a program to allow children aged 5-12 to recreate their work.
One Giant Leap Australia Foundation, the Australian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are excited to announce the selection of an Australian student experiment to be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). Shingo Nishimoto, a student studying Aerospace Engineering at The Australian National University, will have his experiment conducted on the ISS after entering the Asian Try Zero-G competition.
Growing up in regional New South Wales, constructing model rockets and exploring careers in science seemed a world away for engineering student Nicola Baker. Now the 19-year-old is dedicating herself to ensuring kids — no matter where they live — have opportunities to explore career paths in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, along with dignitaries from the Australian Space Agency and NASA announced the EPE & Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium as one of two successful groups to receive Stage 1 grant funding from the Australian Government’s Moon to Mars Trailblazer Initiative.
I was fascinated by the idea of space exploration and wanted to learn more about one of the most important missions in the history of space travel…
Thanks to the Department of Regional NSW, we have received a grant to deliver Aerospace Camp to our regions
Open to all ages, ‘To the metaverse and beyond’ is a tech expo for the whole family. Come along and try new technologies! Virtual reality, flight simulators and robots!
Space, by its very nature, must be innovative. The workforce required brings new ideas, experiences and perspectives.
The second round of scholarships will be open for applications very soon. Have a look at pages 44 to 46.
RMIT and One Giant Leap Australia working very closely together on the International SpaceCRAFT Exploration Challenge as well as ‘Mission: Sustainability”. Check our pages 40 and 41.