Podcasts about space industry association

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 11 June 2025: Dr Naomi Mathers, Aerospace Engineer with Geospatial Intelligence and the Space Industry Association of Australia; Andrea Boyd, European Space Agency; and Mike Thompson, amateur astronomer with Backyard AstroScience, discussing Australian space technology applications: * puncture repair kit * using satellites * space situational awareness * 3D printing * skinsuits; and * other spinoffs. (Recorded by The Space Show at Scienceworks, Spotswood in 2018)Space Show News: * Jared Isaacman comments on the proposed NASA budget and his withdrawal of his nomination as NASA Administrator. (Inserts courtesy All-In. See the whole interview here — Jared Isaacman: What went wrong at NASA | The All-In Interview) * Another one bites the (lunar) dust: The failed lunar landing attempt by iSpace's Hakuto R-M2 “Resilience” on Mare Frigoris. (Inserts courtesy iSpace)Turn back Time: The 50th anniversary of the launch of Venera 9 and Venera 10 towards Venus and a report on their findings.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 7 August 2024: Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test: The details of the Starliner CFT and some of the headlines and stories about it. Also, scheduling of traffic at the International Space Station. (Inserts courtesy JSC) Satellite-based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) for Position, Navigation and Timing SBAS panel session recorded at the Space Industry Association of Australia Conference, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, chaired by Roger Franzen: Roger Franzen, Principal, Earthspace John Dawson, Section Leader, National Positioning Infrastructure Branch, Geoscience Australia Andrew Anderson, Co-chair SBAS Sub-group, Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group Julia Mitchell, SBAS Test-Bed Project Manager, Frontier SI Alan Smart, Senior Consultant, ACIL Allen Consulting ⁠Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN)⁠

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.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 14 June 2023: Australian Defence Science and Technology Roadmap A presentation by Andrew Seedhouse, Chief, National Security and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation about the Defence Science and Technology Roadmap. Themes include: accessing space; satellite technologies; assurance of access to space; satellite constellation options; space situational awareness; space cloud service; and the DST Roadmap. (Recorded at the 2019 Space Industry Association of Australia Conference, South Melbourne) Message in a Bottle: details of how you can send your name to Jupiter aboard the Europa Clipper mission exploring Jupiter's icy moon. Spirit - Part Two: Marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover, The Space Show presents the story of the Spirit mission in word, poetry and song. (Insert courtesy GSFC)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 1 March 2023: Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, providing satellite Internet access coverage to 50 countries. It also aims for global mobile phone service after 2023. OneWeb is a communications company that aims to build broadband satellite Internet services. The company is headquartered in London, and has offices in Virginia, US and a satellite manufacturing facility in Florida. BlueWalker 3 is AST SpaceMobile's prototype satellite for its space-based cellular broadband network designed to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices. A panel discussion from the Space Industry Association of Australia, on the future of the communication satellite industry. Some of the leading movers and shakers in the Australian satellite communications industry discuss where the market technology is headed. The European Space Agency plans to place a network of communications satellites in orbit around the Moon. How NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), which orbits the Earth, has been able to measure energetic neutral atoms to reveal the variable nature of the boundary between our heliosphere and the interstellar medium.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 8 February 2023: Preview of European Space Agency space activities for 2023 2023 is going to be a very exciting year for the European Space Agency (ESA) including: * The Juice mission, also known as JUpiter ICy moons Explorer, will be an ambitious mission to explore the Jovian system, with a focus on the icy moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. * Euclid, is a space observatory designed to map the distribution of dark matter and dark energy in the universe. * Sentinel-1C, as part of the European Commission's Copernicus program, will continue to provide valuable information about the Earth's surface and atmosphere, including data on land, ocean and coastal areas, emergency response, and security. * The new generation of ESA astronauts will start their training and prepare for future space missions. * The inaugural launch of Ariane 6, Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, will mark a new chapter in Europe's space history and pave the way for even more ambitious missions in the future. A panel discussion on gender balance in the space industry; prospects for an Australian astronaut; long term industry planning; STEM and Tasmania; Australian Space Agency and Space Industry Association. (Recorded at the Moon Village Association conference, Deakin Edge, Federation Square in 2019) with: * Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway, Astrophysicist, Monash University * Antoinette Daily, Australian Space Agency * Amanda Caples, Lead Scientist, Victorian Government * Kerrie Dougherty, Board Member, World Space Week * Rose Tasker, Multitasker Marking the 20th anniversary of the final tragic flight of the space shuttle Columbia - STS 107

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 27 July 2022: Space Show News: Lunar-VISE (Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer): NASA Selects New Instruments for Priority Artemis Science on Moon. VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lunar rover: On 21 September 2021, NASA announced the landing site for its VIPER mission to the Moon's south pole. On 19 July 2022, NASA reschedules CLPS delivery of VIPER to 2024 to reduce risk to the mission. NASA has awarded Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts a contract to deliver Artemis science investigations to the Schrödinger Basin on the far side of the Moon in 2025: The commercial delivery is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative under Artemis. The Australian Defence Force has started planning for two experimental Australian satellite missions: Australia's Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, has announced that Airbus has been selected as the strategic partner for Defence's Resilient Multi-mission Space STaR Shot – a strategic research program established to develop future space capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Space Industry Association of Australia conference Q&A panel session moderated by Prof. Alan Duffy on Australian space industry workforce planning. Prof. Iver Cairns from CUAVA (the ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs, and their Applications at the University of Sydney) in conversation with the Space Association of Australia on the future of CUAVA and the multiple uses for cubesats. From the Vault: 1986 NASA feature on the “Orient Express”, the National Aero-Space Plane, designated the X-30. The magnetic objectives of the delayed Psyche mission. JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) mission overview and implications of the launch delay: a feature courtesy of the European Space Agency.

In this episode, we explore the Australian Space Industry with James Brown, CEO of https://www.spaceindustry.com.au

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 25 May 2022: Vale Vangelis: For 31 years, The Space Show has used as its opening theme, “Motion of Stars” by Vangelis. The Space Show is sad to report the death of Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou last week, at the age of 79. The artist, known professionally as Vangelis, was a Greek musician, composer, songwriter and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. Vangelis was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing the scores to the film Blade Runner (1982), music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey - Mythodea (2001) [listen to The Space Show episode 2021.10.20 | Mythodia: Music dedicated to the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission], and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan. CAPSTONE mission launch update. The Future Australian Space Workforce and its Development panel at the Space Industry Association of Australia conference: Assoc. Prof. Alan Duffy (Swinburne University, Melbourne) Michael Pakakis (Director, Victorian Space Science Education Centre, Melbourne) Prof. Anna Moore (Director, Institute for Space, ANU, Canberra) Prof. Michael Smart (Chair, Hypersonic Propulsion HyShot Group, University of Queensland, Brisbane) Prof. Andy Koronios (Dean of Industry and Enterprise, University of South Australia, Adelaide) Jackie Carpenter (Director, One Giant Leap Australia) James Webb Space Telescope: An overview of the scientific instrument package Scott Carpenter and Mercury Atlas 7: A feature celebrating the 60th anniversary of the second U.S. manned orbital spaceflight. Taken from the documentary “Moonshot” based on the book of the same name by Donald “Deke” Slayton. For the first time ever, researchers have grown plants in nutrient poor lunar regolith: Jim Greene in conversation with Dr Anna-Lisa Paul. More than 50 years after astronauts brought the last rock samples to Earth from the Moon, scientists have successfully grown plants in lunar soil from three different Apollo missions for the first time. The plants showed visible and genetic signs of "stressful" growing conditions. The research paper was published on May 12 in the journal, Communications Biology.

Australia is currently a prime location for space investment, and this wouldn't have been the case a few years ago. On this week's episode of Space Connect Podcast, host Bella Richards chats to the CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia, James Brown, about how Australia was a popular country at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado. The duo also chatted about SIAA's role in advocating for the space industry in Australia, and what the latest budget announcements mean for the sector. Lastly, Brown speaks out on Australia's annual space budget, and how, despite recent allocations have increased the number, it is still not enough.

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 March 2022: SLS Artemis 1 rollout and wet dress rehearsal: Artemis 1, is a planned uncrewed test flight for NASA's Artemis program. It is the first flight of the agency's Space Launch System super heavy-lift launch vehicle and the first flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. Binar-2 and beyond including outreach to schools and the amateur radio community and the ambition of sending a Binar prospector to the Moon with Fergus Downey at the Space Science Technology Centre, Curtin University A NASA primer on the Space Service Volume of the Global Navigation Satellite System Multi-GNSS and CUAVA 2 and 3 with Prof. Iver Cairns, Director of CUAVA, the ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs, and their Applications at Sydney University presenting to the Space Industry Association of Australia Planet Earth - Episode 33: Sea level rises projected by a joint report of three U.S. Government agencies: NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Geological Survey

Annie Handmer is a final year PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Science, in the School of History and Philosophy of Science. Her research traces the social history of Australian space science projects in order to better understand international and interdisciplinary cooperation, the social construction of achievement, and the nature of the military-industrial-academic complex in Australian space science. In addition, she is on the Advisory Council for the Space Industry Association of Australia, a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council ‘Ethics and Human Rights in Space' Project Group, the Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand, program consultant to the Australian Youth Aerospace Association ASTRA Committee, and is also the host and creator of the Space Junk Podcast. In Spring 2021 (southern hemisphere), Annie will be undertaking a residency at the Sydney Observatory.  Twitter / Instagram: @anniehandmer Space Junk Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/space-junk-podcast/ Space Junk Video: https://www.youtube.com/c/spacejunkpodcast/   Space Ethics Library: https://spaceethicslibrary.wordpress.com/ ********************* I want to get to know you better. Please fill out a 5-question survey at lizsumner.com/survey.  Let me know when you're done and I'll send you a coupon code for my online course, 8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life. (launchyourdreamlife.com) ********************* Opening Remarks  Hi Everyone, I'm so glad to have Annie Handmer as my guest on the podcast again. I love the way she sees the world and everything she thinks about. In this conversation Annie and I turned things around. Instead of looking backwards to what we always wanted, we ponder the question of what do you want to be when you grow up. What effect does that question have on kids when they hear it? And what's really the point of asking when the jobs available will be completely different in 20 years. For example the work Annie does now was inconceivable when I was growing up. Annie actually teaches Space Law, she advises the United Nations on Space Ethics, and works for her state government predicting the future in order to come up with better policy.   Wow. If you haven't yet listened to our previous conversation, do check out I Always Wanted to Go Into Outer Space from September 2020. She proposes some great alternatives to Space Tourism for those of us who are not billionaires. It's not a prerequisite for this episode but it's well worth a listen. In today's conversation we talk about better questions to ask children than what do you want to be, and discuss how our differences influence our point of view.  Annie speaks on behalf of all millennials and I speak for all boomers and together we make sweeping generalizations that are absolutely sure to be true. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Here's the interview. (Full transcript at https://ialwayswantedto.net)

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Mission Specialist at the ANU Institute for Space Dr Cassandra Steer, CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia James Brown, and Visiting Fellow at ANU National Security College Katherine Mansted join Dayle Stanley to interrogate the opportunities and risks presented to Australia as a ‘middle space power'.Space is a critical strategic domain for Australia's civilian and military interests but is increasingly congested, contested, and competitive. Major powers are engaged in a destabilising space arms race – China, Russia, and the United States have rejected the strategic restraint that kept space a stable political and military domain. As a ‘middle space power', Australia has the capacity to encourage responsible behaviour in space. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, ANU National Security College brings you a panel discussion between Dr Cassandra Steer, James Brown, Katherine Mansted, and Dayle Stanley that interrogates the opportunities and risks presented to Australia as a middle space power.Dr Cassandra Steer FHEA is a Senior Lecturer at ANU College of Law and Mission Specialist at the ANU Institute for Space (InSpace) and the author of recent Policy Options Paper Australia as a Space Power: Combining Civil, Defence and Diplomatic Efforts.James Brown is the CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia, Australia's peak body for the space sector. He is currently a non-resident fellow at the United States Studies Centre, Chairman of Veteran Sports Australia, and a strategic adviser to the University of Technology Sydney.Katherine Mansted is a Senior Adviser at the National Security College and non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Previously, she was a commercial solicitor with King & Wood Mallesons, a ministerial adviser to the federal government, and served as an Associate in the High Court of Australia.Dayle Stanley is Director, Strategy and Engagement at the National Security College Futures Hub at The Australian National University.We'd love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or find us on Facebook. The National Security Podcast and Policy Forum Pod are available on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Australian Defence Force is establishing a space division, but a workforce shortfall of over a thousand people could put a strain on its plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Alice Gorman is an internationally recognised leader in the field of space archaeology and author of the award-winning book Dr Space Junk vs the Universe: Archaeology and the Future. She researches the archaeology and heritage of space junk, planetary landing sites, off-earth mining, and space habitats. She is also a mentor in the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs Space4Women Network and a member of the Advisory Council of the Space Industry Association of Australia. The Hon Catherine Branson AC QC is the 17th Chancellor of the University of Adelaide and was a former Crown Solicitor of South Australia and CEO of the Attorney-General's Department. She served for more than 14 years as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and for 4 years as President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Adelaide in 2011, a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from Flinders University in 2012, and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from Macquarie University in 2014. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, and was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2018. Jessica Leo-Kelton joined The Advertiser as a cadet in 2006 roles before moving up the ranks as Entertainment Editor, then Lifestyle Editor and Deputy Head of News. In 2015 she took up the role of Messenger Newspapers Editor-in-Chief overseeing the production of 11 weekly suburban titles and a monthly lifestyle magazine. Then in late 2017, four months prior to the birth of her first child, Jess was promoted to Deputy Editor at The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. After just 18 months as Deputy Editor, Jessica was appointed the new role of Sunday Mail Editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annie Handmer is a PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Science, in the School of History and Philosophy of Science. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy, with Honours in History and Philosophy of Science, also from the University of Sydney. Annie’s research focuses on science and technology studies and the sociology of science in extreme environments. Annie also tutors an undergraduate subject called ‘Science, Ethics, and Society’ at the University of Sydney. In addition to her academic studies, she is on the Advisory Council for the Space Industry Association of Australia, a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council and of the ‘Ethics and Human Rights in Space’ Project Group, the History of Science Society, the Australia and New Zealand Space Law Interest Group, the Aerospace Futures Committee, the Australian Youth Aerospace Association, and is also the host and creator of the Space Junk Podcast. Where to find me: Instagram / Twitter - @anniehandmer My podcast: The Space Junk Podcast online (https://thespacejunkpod.fireside.fm/) My videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceJunkPodcast Patreon (support the podcast): https://www.patreon.com/thespacejunkpod Resources Annie mentions: Future Problem Solving International: https://www.fpspi.org/ Space Generation Advisory Council: https://spacegeneration.org/ Mars Desert Research Station: http://mdrs.marssociety.org/ Zooniverse People-Powered Research: https://www.zooniverse.org/ https://spacenews.com/ Dylan O'Donnell Astrophotography: https://youtu.be/oorQAYe_KcM Alice Gorman: https://twitter.com/drspacejunk  

In this episode we talk to Associate Professor Alice Gorman, also known as Dr. Space Junk. This is an exciting one-hour discussion about space junk, space archaeology and heritage management which includes discussions about the Moon and space mining from a lens very few people in the STEM fields ever learn. Professor Alice is from Flinders University South Australia, is recognized as one of the world’s foremost scholars in the cutting-edge field of space archaeology. Her research focuses on the archaeology and heritage of space exploration, including space junk, space stations, planetary landing sites, off-earth mining, rocket launch pads and antennas. She is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a former Deputy Chair of the Space Industry Association of Australia. In 2020 she was appointed to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs Space4Women Mentor Network, to further the goal of Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender Equality. Her multi-award-winning book Dr Space Junk vs the Universe: Archaeology and the Future was published in 2019. She often tweets as @drspacejunk and blogs at Space Age Archaeology. Her vision is to make space truly accessible for all, and to connect people to space through their cultural heritage. My vision is to make space truly accessible for all, and to connect people to space through their cultural heritage. If you would like to get in touch with Professor Alice Gorman and/or check out some of her work as well as the references made in the episode, the links below will help you get there. On her work: Space Age Archaeology Dr Space Junk vs The Universe Twitter If you wanted to deep dive into some of the mentions made in the episode, links to them below: Heritage Management (brief from New Zealand Department of Conservation) Australia: Domestic Archaeological and Heritage Management Law Hypercapitalism Burra Charter Vancouver Recommendations on Space Mining If you’re keen to hear on the go, this episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio and other podcasting platforms under Clayming Space. Enjoy! And please like, share, and subscribe, so we know the type of content you want us to produce. Support Clayming Space by becoming a Patreon supporter or on Anchor for listener directed content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clayming-space/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/clayming-space/support

Space Habitats founder Jannene Kyytsonen appears on the Cold Star Project to share her vision of what it's going to take to build communities in space. We cover many ideas and requirements you may not have yet considered. Host Jason Kanigan asks: You got into space from outside the field… your education and experience is in arts and business. How do you apply those to space? You’re a member of the Space Industry Association of Australia. As an outsider, I’m curious how that organization works and how it has impacted your journey What’s your goal with Space Habitats? Let’s explore your Living Lab biosphere concept...what do you need to get started? What economic ideas do you have about how the biosphere will operate? Talk to us about the importance of simulating this kind of living situation prior to actually getting to Mars, Luna...living underground What connection of the psychology of living in claustrophobic places do you see with user adoption of space tourism services? Space Habitats website: https://www.spacehabitats.org/ Have new episodes of the Cold Star Project delivered directly to you: https://www.coldstartech.com/msb Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall

This podcast begins with a conversation over a cup of tea with Thomas Gooch, founder of the Office of Other Spaces, the Office of Planetary Obervations, and the national Australian director of the Moon Village Association. Regular listeners might remember Thomas as the host of the Moon Village Association panel on the Moon in Melbourne in February this year. The second half of the episode is the audio from the presentation Thomas gave at the conference ‘Property rights and real estate interests in outer space' which was hosted online by RMIT university on 1 May 2020. The event was sponsored by: The Space Industry Association of Australia RMIT School of Property, Construction and Project Management Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre YK LawI'd like to thank Rebecca Leshinsky, Sam Le May and the team from RMIT for making this recording available for publication through the Space Junk Podcast. If you would like to watch this presentation and see the slides along with the audio, you can it here: https://youtu.be/gIr68YGvtuoBecause this is a recording from an online conference, the audio is a little crackly, so I suggest listening without headphones. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/space-junk-podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jane Lo, Singapore Correspondent interviews Professor Russell Boyce at the Global Space & Technology Conference 2020. Professor Boyce holds the position of Chair for Intelligent Space Systems and Director of UNSW Canberra Space (Australia's largest space capability), at UNSW’s campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy.  His role there, leading the growth of Australia’s largest space mission and research team, leverages the first part of his career – 25 years of research and teaching in the field of hypersonic aerodynamics and scramjet propulsion.  Boyce chaired the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for Space and Radio Science from 2011-2017; was a member of the Expert Reference Group that paved the way for the establishment of the Australian Space Agency; and has co-authored over 200 international journal and conference papers on hypersonics and space research.  He sits on the Executive Council of the Space Industry Association of Australia, and has recently been named a Fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).  Professor Boyce is only the third Australian to become a Fellow of the AIAA which is the peak professional body for the aerospace sector globally. He speaks with Mysecurity Media on why Space is important to Australia, Space innovations and transformative forces, cybersecurity considerations, and the new journey that Australia is embarking on, by combining home-grown space science and engineering talent with the global shift in the space paradigm towards miniaturised spacecraft with advanced sensors and on-board intelligence, to help meet critical needs and opportunities on Earth. Recorded at GSTC 2020 – Global Space & Technology Conference 2020 in Singapore on 7th February 2020.  

Conrad Pires has had a life-long fascination with technology and what the future might hold. What started as a childhood dream of being an astronaut has evolved into a vision of making space accessible and affordable for everyone. Following an international career in emerging technologies and the completion of his MBA at UWA, he co-founded Western Australia’s first space company building small satellites, Picosat Systems. It takes advantage of advances in technology that has seen space become more commercialised in recent years. Conrad is excited to be a part of Australia’s growing space economy, which will bring benefits to the nation as a whole. Conrad is a strong advocate for space. He’s a space consultant, a member of the advisory council of the Space Industry Association of Australia and co-ordinator of Space Hub Perth. He’s also a public speaker, speaking about all things space at conferences, schools and through his TEDxUWA talk. He won the 2016 Perth NASA Space Apps Challenge and the 2017 Woodside Oil and Gas Encouragement Award at the WA Innovator of the Year Awards. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Curtin University, and he’s also a graduate of the International Space University and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Conrad is currently a not-for-profit board member and he is also an educator, teaching entrepreneurship, innovation, design thinking and governance.

Dr Jen and Chris KP join Dr Shane in the studio. First guest is Dr. Naomi Mathers, Deputy Chair at the Space Industry Association of Australia. Dr Mathers has been involved in the Australian space industry for 20 years, having worked at Australia's national space environmental test facility (AICT) testing Australian satellites, and the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) helping promote space science to Australian students. Second guest Dr Rachael Livermore, ARC DECRA Fellow, from the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. With the launch of the Hubble Telescope replacement, the James Webb Telescope, pushed back 3 years by NASA, University of Melbourne astronomer Rachael Livermore explains why she and her colleagues understand the space agency's controversial decision and is available for interview today. Third guest is Anne Steinemann, Professor of Civil Engineering, Chair of Sustainable Cities from the Dept of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Nearly all fragranced baby products and essential oils (both regular and "green") emit chemicals classified as hazardous, with no significant difference between the regular and green products. No law requires disclosure of all ingredients in a consumer product in Australia, or of any ingredients in a mixture called ""fragrance".

Dr Alice Gorman presented on 17 April 2018 'From Venus to Voyager: What Space Junk says about Humans beyond Earth'. Starting with the Vanguard 1 satellite, the oldest human object in space and 60 years old this year, Dr Space Junk takes us on an archaeological survey of the solar system which finishes with one of the most recent artefacts in space – Elon Musk’s red sports car. Dr Alice Gorman is an internationally recognised leader in the field of space archaeology. She is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University, where she teaches the Archaeology of Modern Society. Her research focuses on the archaeology and heritage of space exploration, including space junk, planetary landing sites, off-earth mining, rocket launch pads and antennas. She is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Board of the Space Industry Association of Australia and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Her work is regularly published in The Best Australian Science Writing anthology, and 2017 she won the Bragg Prize in Science Writing. She tweets as @drspacejunk and blogs at Space Age Archaeology. This free public lecture was part of the History Trust of South Australia's Talking History series. For upcoming events visit: history.sa.gov.au/whats-on/events/

Peter Nikloff from the Space Industry Association of Australia, (and also Nova Systems) tells me about the work that went into securing a national space agency for Australia, and what the next steps will be. #IAC2017

The Space Innovation and Growth Strategy (South Australia): Action Plan 2016-2020 is designed to grow our economy through space activity, stimulate innovation in South Australia in the sector, and explore greater cooperation with leading global space players. Find out more from the Chair of the Space Industry Association and head of the IAC Local Organising Committee Michael Davis, CE of Fleet Space Technologies Flavia Tata Nardini and CE of Inovor Technologies Matthew Tetlow who discuss the opportunities to be explored at the International Astronautical Congress, which lands in Adelaide next week.

Today we celebrate our 40th episode and 10,000+ downloads into 50+ countries. In this episode we feature Dr Alice Gorman ('Dr Spacejunk') who is a Space Archaeologist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, Flinders University in South Australia. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the Space Industry Association of Australia. Alice casts a new focus on WRESAT-1, Australia's first satellite launch, positioning Australia as the third nation in space in 1967. She explains how the Voyager probes and the 'Golden record' are cultural milestones which mark humanity's place in the solar system. As one of the few space archeologists on planet earth, she gives fabulous and new insights into the ISS and the treasure it has become. Follow Alice on Twitter @drspacejunk In 'What's up Doc', Dr Ian 'Astroblog' Musgrave tells us what to look for in the evening and morning skies, the skinny on the Perseid Meteor Shower, and in 'Ian's Tangent' he shines the light on the Osiris REx mission, occultations, the imminent US eclipse and gravitational lensing. Follow @ianfmusgrave on Twitter. In the news:  How big is space? (Yuge!) Latest NASA missions Follow @Astrophiz on Twitter