Podcasts about Woomera

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023

From 2015: Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Aussie Space Mail

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023

From 2014: Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets delivering mail in Australia before Woomera. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

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Orbiter X | (2 eps) Building the Space Station | The Net Closes, 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 58:30

Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post:Building the Space Station | ep. 12, aired 14 December 1959The Net Closes | ep. 13, aired 21 December 1959Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X | The Final Round, 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 30:47

Orbiter X | ep 14, The Final Round | aired, 28 December 1959Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Uncle Harry Dare, Barngarla people on the Napandee #nuclear storage facility near #Kimba #SouthAustralia

FlowNews24

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 5:29

A coalition of concerned groups are protesting outside the Federal Court hearings in Adelaide launched by the Barngarla people, native title holders over Kimba and surrounds. Their concern is that a survey relied upon by the federal government to approve proceeding with the Napandee nuclear waste storage facility did not include the views of native title holders who are resident outside the area, who overwhelmingly oppose the facility going ahead. Uncle Harry Dare tells Flow listeners the Woomera facility is leaking, and says the waste should continue to be stockpiled at Lucas Heights, near Sydney, saying federal government claims the site would soon fill up should be questioned.

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Orbiter X | (2 eps) Marooned in Space | Operation Salvage, 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 60:43

Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post:Marooned in Space | ep. 8, aired November 16, 1959Operation Salvage | ep. 9, aired November 23, 1959Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X | (2 eps) A Flight Against Time | Return to Woomera, 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 59:14

Orbiter X | Two episodes in this post:Return to Woomera | ep. 10, aired 30 November 1959A Flight Against Time | ep. 11, aired 7 December 1959Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X [BBC] | Breakaway (ep 6), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 31:49

Orbiter X, returns with the sixth episode titled, Breakaway. This episode aired, Monday, November 2, 1959.Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X [BBC] | Price of Survival (ep 7), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 31:55

Orbiter X, returns with the seventh episode titled, Price of Survival. This episode aired, Monday, November 9, 1959.Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X | Inside the Moon Station (ep 5), 1956

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 30:43

Orbiter X, returns with the fifth episode titled, Inside the Moon Station. This episode aired 26 October 1959.Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Notes on Adelaide

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 24:49

In South Australia's north lies an alien landscape - scarred by more than a century of mining. The huge site desperately needs further rehabilitation but, in this week's episode, we detail allegations of regulatory failure in relation to this and many other mine sites across the country. For almost 150 years, the hills of Mount Gunson have been mined for copper – a metal integral to South Australia's modern history and increasingly important for the world's electrified future. The huge site – south of Woomera – has passed through many hands over the time, with mining companies riding numerous copper booms, making their money and moving on. Today, Mount Gunson's mining past has left huge scars on the country – the legacy of 50,000 trucks' worth of copper being pulled out of this epic landscape. We've been told this is a classic case study in a worrying phenomenon across Australia – a mining landscape left largely unrehabilitated. Joining us on the podcast this week is CityMag reporter Angela Skujins and RMIT researcher Gavin Mudd. Angela Skujins' story on Mount Gunson is in the summer 2022 print edition of CityMag. To find your nearest outlet to pick up a free copy, go here. To find out more about Gavin Mudd's research, go here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Orbiter X | Flight to the Moon (ep 4), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 30:13

Orbiter X and their fourth episode, Flight to the Moon. This episode aired 19 October 1959.Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Episode 229 - The Aliens of Woomera

Weird Crap in Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 58:20

There's always been something weird going on out there on the horizon. Long before nuclear bombs showed up in South Australia, there was a rocket range designed to test rockets. But what else was out there? If you trust the reports, at least a couple of alien visitors...

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Orbiter X [BBC] | The Master Plan (ep 3), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 30:52

This week is the third episode from Orbiter X, with their first episode titled: The Master Plan. This episode aired October 12, 1959.Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959.CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador)SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia]: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

Orbiter X [BBC] | Conflict in Space (ep 2), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 30:25

This week is the second episode from Orbiter X, with their first episode titled: Conflict in Space. This episode aired October 5, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador) SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia] : : : : : My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES . Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media/ (https://otr.duane.media) | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/duane.otr/ (@duane.otr)

Orbiter X [BBC] | The First Step to the Stars (ep 1), 1959

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 32:50

Let's welcome a new series to the podcast, Orbiter X, with their first episode titled: The First Step to the Stars. This episode aired September 28, 1959. Orbiter X aired on BBC Light Programme [BBC] station and written by B. D. Chapman. The series aired on Monday evenings from 28 September 1959 to 28 December 1959. CAST (partial): Captain Bob Britton (John Carson); Captain Douglas McClelland (Andrew Crawford); Flight Engineer Hicks (Barrie Gosney); Colonel Kent (Donald Bisset); Control Officer Camm (Francis Hall); Greta Ravel (Irene Prador) SERIES PLOT: The Commomwealth Space Project (CSP), based in Woomera, South Australia, is working to build a space station, Orbiter X, to orbit a thousand miles above the Earth's surface. Planned as a refueling station with laboratories and other services, the CSP has launched the various components for the space station into orbit. But before construction begins, the first assembly ship, Orbiter 1, is attacked and loses contact with CSP Control. A second ship, Orbiter 2, sent to rescue the first crew finds Orbiter 1 deserted and the spacecraft's log missing. Orbiter 2 is also attacked by a UFO and seriously injured. With their spacecraft crippled, the crew have no alternative but to abandon ship and place themselves at the mercy of their attackers. Once aboard the UFO, they meet the deputy leader of the 'Unity' organization: a group of technocrats who plan to use Orbiter X themselves and create a New World Order. [Wikipedia] : : : : : My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES . Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media/ (https://otr.duane.media) | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/duane.otr/ (@duane.otr)

@Liz_Habermann independent candidate for #Grey on seeking backing from #Climate200, getting it from former Liberal MP Barry Wakelin; #Kimba

FlowNews24

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 13:12

The independent candidate says she supports the objectives of Climate 200 despite being knocked back for support from them for her campaign, and says her choice of teal as her campaign colour is a coincidence. Liz talks with Flow listeners about $1.3 trillion in debt, one of former Liberal MP for Grey's reasons for backing her instead of his Liberal successor Rowan Ramsey - and nominates Woomera as a better site than Kimba for storing nuclear waste.

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Lust, Love, Loss Conversations: Justin & Kendal

Shrine of Remembrance

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 54:28

Lust, Love, Loss: Conversations is a three-part series produced by renowned broadcaster Megan Spencer that delves deep into stories of Australian wartime relationships. Justin and Kendal Brown's story began when they were just teens in the remote defence town of Woomera, but it wasn't until years later that they became a couple. In this episode, Megan Spencer dissects Justin's vow not to get married until he was discharged, what it was like for them both having two children while Kendal was still serving and how being in the military has shaped their relationship.

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Australia in space - Tristan Moss

Law and the Future of War

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 29:02

In this episode, Dr Simon McKenzie talks with Dr Tristan Moss about history of Australia in Space. They discuss the history of Australia in space, starting with its beginnings in a rocket range in Woomera in the 1960s to the recent founding of the Australian Space Agency. They discuss the patchy approach that Australia has taken to space exploitation, and put it into a broader perspective. Dr Tristan Moss is a senior lecturer in the Griffith Asia Institute. He is a historian researching Australian space history and the history of the ADF with a focus on its culture and policy. His current research focuses on a history of Australian space activities, 1957 – 2020, and he is also working on a history of sex in the Australian military. He is the author of Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75 (Cambridge University Press, 2017), and co-editor of Beyond Combat: Australian military activity away from the battlefields (NewSouth Books, 2018). Tristan has worked on the Official History of Australian operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Timor at the Australian War Memorial and on the Official History of peacekeeping. Further readingBrett Biddington, 'Is Australia Really Lost in Space?', (2021) 57 Space Policy The work of Asif A. SiddiqiDesmond Ball, Bill Robinson, Richard Tanter and others, The Pine Gap ProjectKerrie Dougherty, Australia in Space (2017: ATF Press)Peter Morton, Fire Across the Desert (2017: Department of Defence)

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41: Leaves the Beans In

Octothorpe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 41:53

John is going on holiday, Alison had a cold, and Liz is sleepy. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Bug Bradshaw Dave Coxon Fran Dowd (in the Octothorpe Facebook group) Chris Garcia Emily January Novacon has a COVID policy FantasyCon has two webpages FantasyCon 2021 on the FantasyCon 2022 website FantasyCon 2021 on the HWS events website (which has the programme with the karaoke on) Ignyte Award winners Picks John: Constelación #1 Liz: Nailed It! on Netflix Alison: Three Men in a Boat on iPlayer Blast off at Woomera by Hugh Walters Simon Plays The Witness on Cracking the Cryptic GoodNotes for iPad Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license

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Profiling the life of outback surveyor and road builder Len Beadell

Overnights

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 38:02

The story of the man behind the Gunbarrell Highway

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Profiling the life of outback surveyor and road builder Len Beadell

Overnights

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 38:02

The story of the man behind the Gunbarrell Highway

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40: Very Exuberant and Very Dangerous

Octothorpe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 50:06

John is listening to podcasts, Alison is reading stories, and Liz is watching TV. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 discussion (chapters 3 and 7) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Roman Orszanski Heathers Mark Plummer Edge of the Earth Get your DisCon III virtual membership DisCon III was unopposed Convention COVID-19 policies John forgot to mention the NHS Covid Pass last week NHS page (for England and Wales) Scotland Northern Ireland Eastercon Community Facebook group post about convention COVID-19 policies BristolCon has released a COVID-19 policy Please wear a mask if you can, no requirement for vaccines or negative tests Corflu has updated their website They will announce a policy but not until closer to the time Upcoming conventions FantasyCon FIYAHCON Octocon 2021 Picks The Case of Charles Dexter Ward The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft (paperback, ebook, Kindle) The Lovecraft Investigations: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward iPlayer RSS for all good podcast apps Alison's pick The Otherwise Award Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora (paperback, ebook, Kindle) Liz's pick Star Trek: Lower Decks (on Amazon Prime in the UK) File 770 reports the UK has a new National Film and Sci-Fi Museum The UK's rocketry programme The Needles Old Battery and New Battery is maintained by the National Trust Alison notes “they are super misleading – the [page] has a photo of Woomera on it." Black Arrow Replica at the Wight Aviation Museum High Down Rocket Test Site Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license

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In Conversation, Yhonnie Scarce

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 51:21

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Recorded via video conference on the 27th of August, the artist is joined by IMA Executive Director Liz Nowell in conversation. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name.

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08 Missile Park - Audio Description

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 3:52

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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01 Introduction To Missile Park By Yhonnie Scarce

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 1:36

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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03 Blood On The Wattle - Interpretive Text

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 1:53

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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04 The Cultivation Of Whitness - Audio Description

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 3:00

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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05 The Cultivation Of Whiteness - Interpretive Text

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 1:29

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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06 Dinah - Audio Description

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 2:38

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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07 Dinah - Interpretive Text

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 1:27

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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02 Blood On The Wattle - Audio Description

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 2:19

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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09 Missile Park - Interpretive Text

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 5:03

Missile Park by Yhonnie Scarce is an exhibition at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane which runs from 17 July to 18 September, 2021. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations ranging from the intimate to the architectural, each full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Missile Park is a survey exhibition co-commissioned by the IMA with ACCA, Melbourne. It brings together work from the last 15 years of Scarce's practice, alongside a major new commission from which the exhibition takes its name. This audio tour developed by Jan Pyke will describe four key works from Missile Park, followed by didactic text written by exhibition co-curators Lisa Waup, Liz Nowell, and Max Delaney to aid interpretation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this exhibition tour discusses images of deceased people.

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Who Was The Somerton Man?

Midnight Train Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 108:57

At 7pm on the evening of November 30,1948, John Lyon and his wife were walking along Somerton Beach, just south of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. They noticed a well dressed man lying on the beach with his head propped up against the sea wall. The man was lying with his legs outstretched and his feet crossed. As the couple passed, they saw him raise his right arm and then it fell to the sand. John said it looked like a "drunken attempt to smoke a cigarette". A half hour later they were walking back the same way and noticed the same man was still there. There he was in his nice suit and polished shoes, an odd way to dress for lounging on the beach. He was still with his left arm laid out on the beach. The couple figured he was asleep, maybe passed out drunk. There were mosquitos buzzing all around his face. John commented to his wife "he must be dead to the world". The next morning John Lyons would discover how right he was. As he was returning from a morning swim, John noticed a cluster of people gathered around the area where he had seen the drunk man the day before. As he approached the group he saw a man slumped over in much the same position as the man from yesterday. The body was lying there, legs out, feet crossed, cigarette half smoked lying on his collar, but this man was not drunk, he was dead. This was the man John and his wife saw the day before, this was the Somerton Man! This case endures to this day as one of the greatest mysteries of Australia. No one is sure who the man is, why he ended up dead on the beach, or even how he died. Dr. John Barkley Bennett put the time of death at no earlier than 2 a.m., noted the likely cause of death as heart failure, and added that he suspected poisoning. The contents of the man's pockets were spread out on a table: tickets from Adelaide to the beach, a pack of chewing gum, some matches, two combs and a pack of Army Club cigarettes containing seven cigarettes of another, more expensive brand called Kensitas. There was no wallet and no cash, and no ID. None of the man's clothes had any name tags—indeed, in all but one case the maker's label had been carefully snipped away. One trouser pocket had been neatly repaired with an unusual variety of orange thread. A day later a full autopsy was carried out and revealed some more strange things. It revealed that the corpse's pupils were “smaller” than normal and “unusual,” that a dribble of saliva had run down the side of the man's mouth as he lay, and that “he was probably unable to swallow it.” His spleen, meanwhile, “was strikingly large and firm, about three times normal size,” and the liver was distended with congested blood. In his stomach they found his last meal and more blood. He had eaten a pasty, a folded pastry with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables. The blood in the stomach also suggested poisoning but there was no evidence that the food was the cause of any poisoning. The poisoning theory seemed to concur with the strange behavior the man exhibited on the beach, instead of drunken behavior it could have been the behavior of a man who had been suffering the effects of poisoning. Now, while this theory made sense given the evidence, repeated tests on both his blood and organs by an expert chemist failed to reveal the faintest trace of a poison. “I was astounded that he found nothing,” Dwyer admitted at the inquest. In fact, no cause of death was found. Among all this weirdness, other odd things were noticed. The dead man's calf muscles were high and very well developed; although in his late 40s, he had the legs of an athlete. His toes, meanwhile, were oddly wedge-shaped. Testimony given by one experts went as follows: I have not seen the tendency of calf muscle so pronounced as in this case…. His feet were rather striking, suggesting—this is my own assumption—that he had been in the habit of wearing high-heeled and pointed shoes. Another expert had suggested that given these irregularities that maybe the man was actually a ballet dancer. Putting all this together made… Well… Zero sense. The coroner was informed by an eminent professor that the only practical solution was that a very rare poison had been used—one that “decomposed very early after death,” leaving no trace. The only poisons capable of this were so dangerous and deadly that the professor would not say their names aloud in open court. (My mind goes to Ricin, a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant.) Instead, he passed the coroner a scrap of paper on which he had written the names of two possible candidates: digitalis and strophanthin. The professor suspected the latter. Strophanthin is a rare glycoside derived from the seeds of some African plants. Historically, it was used by a little-known Somali tribe to poison arrows. At this point everyone was thoroughly and extremely confused. They took a full set of fingerprints and sent them all over Australia and then around the work to try and figure out who this guy was. There were no matches anywhere. They started bringing people with missing relatives into the mortuary to see if anyone recognized the man, no one did. By January 11, the South Australia police had investigated and dismissed pretty much every lead they had. The investigation was now widened in an attempt to locate any abandoned personal possessions, perhaps left luggage, that might suggest that the dead man had come from out of state. This meant checking every hotel, dry cleaner, lost property office and railway station for miles around. But it did produce results. On the 12th, detectives sent to the main railway station in Adelaide were shown a brown suitcase that had been deposited in the cloakroom there on November 30. The staff could remember nothing about the owner, and the case's contents were not much more revealing. The case did contain a reel of orange thread identical to that used to repair the dead man's trousers, but painstaking care had been applied to remove practically every trace of the owner's identity. The case bore no stickers or markings, and get this, a label had been torn off from one side. The tags were missing from all but three items of the clothing inside; these bore the name “Kean” or “T. Keane,” but it proved impossible to trace anyone of that name, and the police concluded–an Adelaide newspaper reported–that someone “had purposely left them on, knowing that the dead man's name was not ‘Kean' or ‘Keane.' ” So, a subterfuge! Spy games! (I just love that word) The police had brought in another expert, John Cleland, emeritus professor of pathology at the University of Adelaide, to re-examine the corpse and the dead man's possessions. In April, four months after the discovery of the body, Cleland's search produced a final piece of evidence—one that would prove to be the most baffling of all. Cleland discovered a small pocket sewn into the waistband of the dead man's trousers. Previous examiners had missed it, and several accounts of the case have referred to it as a “secret pocket,” but it seems to have been intended to hold a pocket watch. Inside, tightly rolled, was a minute scrap of paper, which, opened up, proved to contain two words, typeset in an elaborate printed script. The phrase read “Tamám Shud.” Frank Kennedy, the police reporter for the Adelaide Advertiser, recognized the words as Persian, and telephoned the police to suggest they obtain a copy of a book of poetry—the Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam. This work, written in the twelfth century, had become popular in Australia during the war years in a much-loved translation by Edward FitzGerald. It existed in numerous editions, but the usual intricate police enquiries to libraries, publishers and bookshops failed to find one that matched the fancy type. At least it was possible, however, to say that the words “Tamám shud” (or “Taman shud,” as several newspapers misprinted it—a mistake perpetuated ever since) did come from Khayyam's romantic reflections on life and mortality. They were, in fact, the last words in most English translations— not surprisingly, because the phrase means “It is ended.” Weeeeird! Taken at face value, this new clue suggested that the death might be a case of suicide; in fact, the South Australia police never did turn their “missing person” enquiries into a full-blown murder investigation. But the discovery took them no closer to identifying the dead man, and in the meantime his body had begun to decompose. Arrangements were made for a burial, but—being aware that they were disposing of one of the few pieces of evidence they had—the police first had the corpse embalmed, and a cast taken of the head and upper torso. After that, the body was buried, sealed under concrete in a plot of dry ground specifically chosen in case it became necessary to exhume it. Oddly enough, As late as 1978, flowers would be found at odd intervals on the grave, but no one could ascertain who had left them there, or why. In July, a full eight months after the investigation had begun, the search for the right Rubaiyat produced results. On the 23rd, a Glenelg man walked into the Detective Office in Adelaide with a copy of the book and a strange story. Early the previous December, just after the discovery of the unknown body, he had gone for a drive with his brother-in-law in a car he kept parked a few hundred yards from Somerton Beach. The brother-in-law had found a copy of the Rubaiyat lying on the floor by the rear seats. Each man had silently assumed it belonged to the other, and the book had sat in the glove compartment ever since. Alerted by a newspaper article about the search, the two men had gone back to take a closer look. They found that part of the final page had been torn out, together with Khayyam's final words. They went to the police. Detective Sergeant Lionel Leane took a close look at the book. Almost at once he found a telephone number penciled on the rear cover; using a magnifying glass, he dimly made out the faint impression of some other letters, written in capitals underneath. Finally they had a solid clue! So where did the clue lead them? Well the phone number was unlisted. But have no fear… They traced the number to a nurse who lived near Somerton Beach. The nurse has never been publicly identified. She is only known by the nickname Jestyn. She revealed to investigators that she had indeed given that book to a friend of hers, a man she knew in the war. She also gave them a name, Alfred Boxall. Boom! Mystery solved!!! Right? Well maybe not so much. Detectives felt they had figured out the identity of the dead man. Except for the fact that when they tracked down Alfred Boxall in new south wales… He was still alive. Oh and also, the copy of the book he received from the nurse… He still had it and it was still intact. The gentle probing that the nurse received did yield some intriguing bits of information though; interviewed again, she recalled that some time the previous year—she could not be certain of the date—she had come home to be told by neighbors that an unknown man had called and asked for her. And, confronted with the cast of the dead man's face, Jestyn seemed “completely taken aback, to the point of giving the appearance she was about to faint,” Leane said. She seemed to recognize the man, yet firmly denied that he was anyone she knew. That left the faint impression Sergeant Leane had noticed in the Glenelg Rubaiyat. Examined under ultraviolet light, five lines of jumbled letters could be seen, the second of which had been crossed out. The first three were separated from the last two by a pair of straight lines with an ‘x' written over them. It seemed that they were some sort of code. They sent the message to Naval Intelligence, home to the finest cipher experts in Australia, and allowed the message to be published in the press. This produced a frenzy of amateur codebreaking, almost all of it worthless, and a message from the Navy concluding that the code appeared unbreakable: “From the manner in which the lines have been represented as being set out in the original, it is evident that the end of each line indicates a break in sense. There is an insufficient number of letters for definite conclusions to be based on analysis, but the indications together with the acceptance of the above breaks in sense indicate, in so far as can be seen, that the letters do not constitute any kind of simple cipher or code. The frequency of the occurrence of letters, whilst inconclusive, corresponds more favourably with the table of frequencies of initial letters of words in English than with any other table; accordingly a reasonable explanation would be that the lines are the initial letters of words of a verse of poetry or such like.” The Australian police never cracked the code or identified the unknown man. The nurse, Jestyn died in 2007, so there's no possibility of ever getting her to reveal why she reacted the way she did when seeing the cast of the man. And when the South Australia coroner published the final results of his investigation in 1958, his report concluded with the admission: I am unable to say who the deceased was… I am unable to say how he died or what was the cause of death. And that's where the case sits And that's it… Thank you guys and good night. Oh wait… You want more? Fine. The information on the initial case and investigation came from a great article on smithsonianmag.com There… Still not enough…ok ok So what about this nurse then. Turns out her actual name is Jessica Thompson and she passed in 2007 as stated earlier. Police had always felt she knew more than she was letting on. Her daughter would later say in an interview that she thought her mother knew the dead man. The reason her message was not released earlier is because she requested a pseudonym as she felt her connection to this case would be embarrassing. Why? Interesting. Some think that her real name is important because it may hold the key to deciphering the code. As stated earlier, her reaction to seeing the cast of the man led many people to think that she definitely knew the man. In a video we found the man who made the bust describes how when Jessica was brought in to see the bust she saw the likeness when a sheet was removed from it and immediately looked down and would not look at the bust again for the rest of the interview. It was during that interview that she gave them the information of Alfred Boxall. So the question remains with Jessica… Did she know the man? If she did know the man, why was she so informed to distance herself from this case? Was she involved in some way? As far as the man himself, there are many theories floating around. One of the most prevailing theories is that he was a spy! We got us some James bond shit going down! Or maybe not. Others say he was involved in the black market as evidence but the clipped labels on his clothing. So he was dealing in babies and knock off clothing on the black market!!! Maybe not. Well let's look into these theories and see what you guys think. One man who thinks there is a spy connection is Gordon Cramer, a former British detective with links to former intelligence officers. He says parts of the code match with Morse code letters found in the World War II Radio Operators Manual. He believed micro writing hidden within the letters of the five lines of code appeared to refer to the de Havilland Venom — a British post-war jet, still on the drawing board at the time. He also saw the Somerton Man's death coinciding with the start of the Cold War and, according to Mr Cramer, the visit to Adelaide of high-ranking British officials and weapons trials at Woomera — the later site of nuclear testing. So this guy thinks that's a link to show he may have been some sort of cold war spy. Other things that people say pointing to him being a spy include the family of our nurse friend telling 60 minutes Jestyn, aka Jessica Thomson may have been a Russian spy! And even crazier… That she may have had a son with the Somerton Man! This theory is further backed by another article we found. Derek Abbott, a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Adelaide has spent over a decade studying the case. “What makes this kind of go viral is, I think, just all the strange things. It kind of just gives you that creepy shiver down your spine.” DNA, Abbott said, is a key to solving the mystery. “I'm not so interested in how he died, but giving him his name back is the most important thing.” Abbott also noticed that the man also had two distinctive features: canines next to middle teeth and ears with large upper hollows. After examining the mysterious letters of the code in the late 2000s, Dr. Abbott said, “I kind of fell down the rabbit hole.” In 2009 he tried to track down Mrs. Thomson (our nurse friend) for an interview but found that she had died two years earlier. She had a son who had been a DUN DUN DUNNNN professional ballet dancer, Dr. Abbott learned, and photos showed he had distinctive teeth and ears similar to the Somerton man's. Oh shit son! Abbott decided to then track down this man but unfortunately he had died mere months before Abbott made his discovery. COINCIDENCE?? He found out that Thomson's son had a daughter of his own… So guess what… He tracked her down. And guess what… SHE was dead… Actually no that's not true she's still alive. The woman's name was Rachel Egan. Ms. Egan had never heard of the Somerton man, but she agreed to help Dr. Abbott in his effort to name the man who might be her grandfather. Dr. Abbott laid out that scenario: “The Somerton man had Jessica Thomson's number. He was found dead a five minutes' walk from her house. Rachel's dad was only 1 year old at the time, with no father. So you kind of put two and two together — but until it's absolutely confirmed, you never know.” And Dr. Abbott acknowledged that, if usable DNA was obtained from the exhumed remains, it might in fact show his wife had no link to the Somerton man. “All I can say is there's lots of twists and turns in this case, and every turn is pretty weird,” he said. Want another weird twist? Abbott and Egan fell in love and were married in 2010. And yes that part is true. So, while he himself doesn't necessarily back the spy theory, his life of work could lend credence to said theory. Several years ago, Ms. Egan had her DNA analyzed, and links were found to people in the United States (including relatives of some guy named Thomas Jefferson… yes, that Thomas Jefferson). More recently, links were also found to the grandparents of the man that Jessica Thomson eventually married. “So my head is spinning,” Dr. Abbott said. “Does that prove she's not connected now to the Somerton man? Or does that prove that somehow the Somerton man is related to her assumed grandfather? It's getting all complicated, so complicated that I'm just going to shut up now and let the DNA from the Somerton man speak for itself.” Another strange connection that could lend itself to a spot connection is the remarkable similarities to the Mystery of the Isdal woman. On November 29, 1970, while hiking Isdalen (Ice Valley) near Bergen, Norway, a father and his two daughters witnessed a horrifying sight. Wedged between the rocks of the hiking trail, they discover a badly burnt female body. The labels of her clothes had been cut off and any distinctive marks had been removed as if to make her completely unrecognizable. The front side of her body had been severely burnt and she was found in a boxer's position, fists clenched. When you look into this case there are many similarities to the Somerton Man that we may just go ahead and cover in a bonus! Again, Thomson's own daughter believed the Somerton Man to be a spy and that her own mother may have also been a spy. She said her mother taught English to migrants and spoke fluent Russian. Jessica had once told her daughter that “someone higher than the police force” also knew the identity of the mysterious man. Another theory is that the Somerton Man was involved in illegal activities involving the black market that sprung up after WWII. People point to the missing labels on the clothes as pointing toward that possibility. Abbott who we discussed earlier had said that this seems a more likely route than the spy route. If he was involved in some sort of black market goings on or something similar, it would definitely explain the urge for someone to go to many lengths to keep his identity a secret. But what would the rest of the clues mean? Was the page or of the book meant to send a message to someone else? Some think the code found may have had something to do with black market shipments or deliveries, or possibly locations. Without solid evidence though this is pretty much all just speculation. Many people are also subscribing to the theory that this was just a case of a jilted lover. They believe that the Somerton Man and the nurse were lovers and that they had a child together. After this some people think that Thomson rejected the Somerton Man for some reason and it led to the man taking his own life. This theory seems most plausible but at the same time, why has no one been able to figure out who this man was. It also makes sense in the line of Thomson being embarrassed by being involved in the case and her unwillingness to discuss it with police as she was dating another man at the time of the death who would eventually become her husband. If you really want to get crazy with the cheese whiz so to speak, there are small groups of people that really are looking at the fringe theories. If you look into the far corners of reddit and other similar sites you'll find the usual theories of time travel and extraterrestrial origins. Those folks are definitely in the small minority but they are out there and most likely started by Mr. Moody. Ok so where does all the craziness leave us? Well… We don't know. The Somerton man's body was exhumed earlier this year and we haven't been able to find any updates on any sort of DNA analysis, because as we know, these things tend to take some time. In articles as recent as July of this year they are still waiting on results. Part of the problem is that getting quality DNA samples from that old and degraded of a body can sometimes be difficult. So, while there are many theories on who the man was and the circumstances around his death no one knows for sure who he was and what happened. The one person who seemed to have at least some sort of knowledge of the man passed away without ever revealing her secrets. The other difficult thing is that every time a question seems to be answered it only opens up even more questions. Is the code really a code? Was the man a spy? Was the nurse a spy? Was anyone a spy? Was chainsaw involved? Where was he in 1948? As the old tootsie pop commercial used to say… the world may never know! Best horror movies of 1948 https://www.pickthemovie.com/best-horror-movies-of-1948

ATOM BOMBS & NUCLEAR TESTING: Maralinga, Marshall Islands, blowing sh*t up & more!

Eavesdroppin‘

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 54:23

ATOM BOMBS & NUCLEAR TESTING: Maralinga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, plutonium, blowing sh*t up, betrayal, political intrigue, conspiracies, restricted documents, body snatching, secret projects, human guinea pics (and actual guinea pigs), secrets, lies and more - yes, you're Eavesdroppin' on the Nuclear Bomb testing episode! Why did the American government test dangerous atomic bombs on the Marshall Islands? How did it effect the people living there? Is it all cleaned up? What are the consequences? And where exactly are the Marshall Islands?? How on earth did Australia get mixed up in atomic testing at Maralinga? How are the Americans and Brits involved? What has Woomera got to do with it? What are the ongoing environmental concerns of the testing? What did Australia get out of it all? And what the hell is Project Sunshine? People, it's a hot potato of an episode and one you won't want to miss, especially as Michelle say Bwwwitain, there's talk about Love Island, YouTube trolls and Nenish Tarts for Smoko... Get Eavesdroppin'! Listen, like, subscribe, share etc… Listen here: www.eavesdroppinpodcast.com Or here: https://podfollow.com/1539144364 EAVESDROPPIN' ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3BKt2Oy4zfPCxI7LDOQLN4 APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/…/eavesd… GOOGLE PODCASTS https://tinyurl.com/y5n33pys YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcu… Or wherever you normally listen… #atomicbomb #atombomb #maralinga #marshallislands #conspiracytheories #projectsunshine #plutonium #comedypodcast #podcast #storytellingpodcast #eavesdroppin #bodysnatchers #radioactivewaste #truelife #operationbuffalo #funny #podcastersofinstagram #podcasters #podcastlife #funnypodcast #nucleartesting #nucleartests #nuclearbomb #nuclear #nuclearblast #2birdsyakkin

How to govern space mining with Professor Steven Freeland

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 42:04

How should we regulate commercial actors who want to mine the Moon for resources? It's not science fiction, it's a question nations and the international community is facing right now, as the US released the controversial Artemis Accords last year, and discussions at the UN ramp up on this issue. Join me as I talk with Professor Emeritus Steven Freeland about international space law-making mechanisms and the challenge of regulating resource extraction, a key issue for 21st century commercial and international competition.

Adelaide to Darwin, Peterborough Quorn & Woomera South Australia

Family Travel Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 25:36

Our first stop is a free camp in Peterborough, once the epicentre of rail travel in Australia, to experience the award winning Steamtown sound and light show, a must do for any train lover.Next We overnight in the quaint village of Quorn and marvel at one of the most incredible night time silo art installations, then continue on another 350km to the Glendambo Roadhouse, stopping to take in the rockets and missiles of Woomera on the way. Check out our latest episode on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/NV645lgzmIg Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/thefeelgoodfamily has a new destination video every Sunday night at 6.30pm (AEST). We would love to connect with you on Facebook, Instagram and our website www.thefeelgoodfamily.com.au Our Family Travel Australia Podcast is now LIVE and available on all podcast platforms, with a new episode aired every Friday night 8:30pm [AEST].

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Space law and space technologies with Professor Anna Moore

Central Station - Stories from Outback Australian Cattle Stations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 26:42

“War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, Ethics” Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch (ed.s), (Oxford University Press). SpaceWatch.globalANU College of LawANU Institute for Space

[SPINNING YARNS] 79. Col Greenfield - Life inside the Woomera Prohibited Area, and outside the Dog Fence

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 59:02

In today's episode, Steph travels to the centre of South Australia to Billa Kalina Station, which has been in the Greenfield family since 1938. Pastoralist Col Greenfield shares what its like running a cattle station that is inside the Woomera Prohibited Area, and outside the dog fence. Todays episode is supported by Dunnings Fuel. Dunning’s operate their fleet of trucks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and on a daily basis Dunning’s have trucks operating across Western Australia - Dunning's keeps the whole state running.

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Wayne 'the Flowman' Phillips previews Far North footy action in South Australia

FlowSports by FlowNews24

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 2:39

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National Security Law with Dr Dominique Dalla-Pozza

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 33:42

What can space law learn from cyber law, and how does national security law interact with commercial regulation of these critical technologies? Join me as I speak with Dr Dominique Dalla-Pozza, Senior Lecturer at ANU College of Law and one of Australia's leading experts on national security law. We talk about the new Australian “Critical Infrastructures” bill that came out of Home Affairs, what it means to regulate space technologies and cyber technologies from a national security perspective, and also the diversity of careers and issues in national security. https://law.anu.edu.au/people/dominique-dalla-pozza

Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning

ACCA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 53:20

Listen now to Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning, producer and presenter of Awaye! on ABC Radio National, as they unpack a range of ideas in Scarce’s practice and consider the works on display in the artist’s major solo survey, 'Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park'. Yhonnie Scarce is an artist known for sculptural installations which span architecturally-scaled public art projects to intimately-scaled assemblages replete with personal and cultural histories. Scarce is a master glass-blower, which she puts to the service of spectacular and spectral installations full of aesthetic, cultural and political significance. Her work also engages the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Daniel Browning is an Aboriginal journalist, radio broadcaster, documentary maker, sound artist and writer. Currently, he produces and presents Awaye!, the Indigenous art and culture program on ABC RN, a specialist radio network of Australia’s national broadcaster. Awaye! surveys contemporary Indigenous cultural practice across the arts spectrum. A visual arts graduate, Daniel is also a widely-published freelance arts writer. He is a former guest editor of Artlink Indigenous, and the curator of Blak Box, a specially-designed sound pavilion commissioned by Urban Theatre Projects. He studied English and Art History at the University of Queensland before graduating with a degree in visual arts from the Queensland University of Technology. Daniel is a descendant of the Bundjalung and Kullilli peoples of far northern New South Wales and south-western Queensland. Image: Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning at ACCA. Photograph: Arini Byng

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Space Archaeology and the Law with Associate Professor Alice Gorman

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary | Astronomy, Space & Science News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 37:20

Publications:“War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, Ethics” Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch (ed.s), (Oxford University Press). Find out more: SpaceWatch.globalANU College of LawANU Institute for Space

Hayabusa2 Lands at Woomera

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 36:05

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 134*Hayabusa2 lands at WoomeraThe first pristine subsurface samples of an asteroid have been safely returned to Earth with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule parachuting down onto the Woomera Rocket range in outback South Australia.*Hints of new physics in polarized light from the big bangScientists have glimpsed hints of new physics in Planck data from the cosmic microwave background radiation.*SpaceX’s starship prototype explodes during landing A prototype of the new SpaceX starship has exploded in a spectacular fireball following a test launch in south Texas.*The Science ReportThe major breakthrough in science which is destined to change everything.Less than half of the world’s forests still in their natural state.Confirmation that Havana syndrome is consistent with the effects of directed microwave energy.Paleontologists have discovered a new species of sauropod dinosaur in Argentina.Skeptic's guide to Science: growing concerns about the Therapeutic Goods Administration.Show Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our GoalsGet immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Sponsor Details:This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN...Rated No.1 by TechRadar...and as used by us. For three months free when you sign up for any 12-month package just visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show. The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For your 14 day free trial of the entire library, please visit www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimewithstuartgaryRSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.comTo receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hayabusa 2, missione compiuta

Global Science (globalscience.it) SpazioTempo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 1:48

La capsula contenente i campioni recuperati dall'asteroide Ryugu è atterrata a Woomera, in Australia

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Boom shake the Woomera

Matt and Alex - All Day Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 37:01

Weekend Wins. Clickfish: Matt is a trendsetter. Space Exclusive. Abbey Holmes joins us! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hayabusa-2 Returns with Precious Cargo : A Special Talkin’ Science Event

Trekzone Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 103:39

The Japanese Space Agency aims to complete it's near-Earth asteroid sample mission with the landing of the precious cargo in the remote South Australian area of Woomera. The post Hayabusa-2 Returns with Precious Cargo : A Special Talkin' Science Event appeared first on Trekzone.

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Launching the SpIRIT satellite

Eavesdrop on Experts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 28:08

“If you think about the history of humanity, exploring new frontiers has always been a key driver of our pursuit for knowledge and I think it reflects intrinsic curiosity of us as a species,” says Associate Professor Michele Trenti from the University of Melbourne's School of Physics. “Space today is the ultimate frontier for exploration... looking up at the night sky seeing stars, planets and wondering what is our place in the cosmos. “That's the part that took me towards being today at the University of Melbourne studying the universe and how we can build small satellites to help us with that.” Professor Trenti is the lead investigator of the Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal satellite or SpIRIT satellite – a joint project between the Australian Space Agency, Australian space industry companies and the Italian Space Agency. Dr Airlie Chapman is a senior lecturer in mechatronics from the Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne and co-investigator on the project. “Australia has actually had quite a long, rich history in space exploration and been part of the space economy, says Dr Chapman. “It actually began probably in about the 1950s and 60s when Australian experts were involved in tracking the Apollo spacecrafts. Few people know this, but in 1967 Australia became the third nation to design and launch a satellite into orbit, and it was actually launched from Woomera,” she says. “It's very exciting to be part of this first call for proposals by the Australian Space Agency,” adds Associate Professor Trenti. “We have been awarded about $A4 million to design, build and launch in orbit a small satellite the size of a shoe box, about 10 kilos. “We want to demonstrate that SpIRIT will have advanced onboard computing capabilities to take decision autonomously and achieve real-time communications with the ground in both directions. For example, if our X-ray detector onboard SpIRIT spots a star dying with a massive cosmic explosion called gamma-ray burst in a faraway galaxy.” Dr Chapman adds: “I see this being a really exciting environment that we can keep on building our abilities as a nation and collaborate with other nations, as well as training future engineers and scientists to continue to build this field.” Episode recorded: June 30, 2020. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Banner image: NASA.

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Launching the SpIRIT satellite

Eavesdrop on Experts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 28:08

“If you think about the history of humanity, exploring new frontiers has always been a key driver of our pursuit for knowledge and I think it reflects intrinsic curiosity of us as a species,” says Associate Professor Michele Trenti from the University of Melbourne’s School of Physics. “Space today is the ultimate frontier for exploration... looking up at the night sky seeing stars, planets and wondering what is our place in the cosmos. “That’s the part that took me towards being today at the University of Melbourne studying the universe and how we can build small satellites to help us with that.” Professor Trenti is the lead investigator of the Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal satellite or SpIRIT satellite – a joint project between the Australian Space Agency, Australian space industry companies and the Italian Space Agency. Dr Airlie Chapman is a senior lecturer in mechatronics from the Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne and co-investigator on the project. “Australia has actually had quite a long, rich history in space exploration and been part of the space economy, says Dr Chapman. “It actually began probably in about the 1950s and 60s when Australian experts were involved in tracking the Apollo spacecrafts. Few people know this, but in 1967 Australia became the third nation to design and launch a satellite into orbit, and it was actually launched from Woomera,” she says. “It’s very exciting to be part of this first call for proposals by the Australian Space Agency,” adds Associate Professor Trenti. “We have been awarded about $A4 million to design, build and launch in orbit a small satellite the size of a shoe box, about 10 kilos. “We want to demonstrate that SpIRIT will have advanced onboard computing capabilities to take decision autonomously and achieve real-time communications with the ground in both directions. For example, if our X-ray detector onboard SpIRIT spots a star dying with a massive cosmic explosion called gamma-ray burst in a faraway galaxy.” Dr Chapman adds: “I see this being a really exciting environment that we can keep on building our abilities as a nation and collaborate with other nations, as well as training future engineers and scientists to continue to build this field.” Episode recorded: June 30, 2020. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Banner image: NASA.

Volcanically Active Vesta

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary | Astronomy, Space & Science News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 25:40

The astronomy and space science news podcast.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacetime (mobile friendly). SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 20 *Volcanically active VestaNew evidence shows the asteroid 4 Vesta remained volcanically active far longer than it should have.*South Australia back in space flight this year.It’s been many decades since the last spacecraft were launched into orbit from the Woomera rocket range in South Australia’s far north. *Phantom Express project scrappedBoeing has withdrawn from the Phantom Express Experimental Spaceplane Program.*Russia launches 34 satellites on SoyuzA Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into orbit carrying 34 new internet telecommunications satellites. For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimeshownotes Get immediate access to over 175 commercial-free, double episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or if you’re not a fan of Patreon, go to Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ RSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: SpaceTime@bitesz.com To receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The truth about space junk

Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 50:35

Space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman on the unexpected artefacts of the space age (R)

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Mark Skaife and The Purple Statesman

Below The Bonnet with David Reynolds and Michael Caruso

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 75:56

Mark Skaife parks himself on the couch to chat retirement, helmet-grinding shunts, old school square-ups, the Woomera goat track and his infamous purple Statesman incident.

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Hares and Hyenas raid: policy and law reform perspectives, Paul Kidd; Election result ramifications for LGBTIQ+ policies, Alastair Lawrie; Gaming activism, Creatrix Tiara

In Ya Face

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019

Lawyer Paul Kidd discusses the mistaken police raid at Melbourne queer bookstore Hares & Hyenas from policy and law reform perspectives.Policy advocate and LGBTIQA+ rights activist Alastair Lawrie discusses LGBTIQA+ policy ramifications of Australia's federal election result.Artist, performer and gaymer Creatrix Tiara discusses gaming activism, including Return to Escape from Woomera, the Freeplay Independent Games' Festival, and her alter ego Queer Lady Magician.

Refugee Radio - Applespiel's Return to Escape from Woomera, and Ali MC's - Nong Shain Maw: Stone Breakers of the East Khasi Highlands’

Refugee Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2019

Celine speaks to Rachel Roberts from the artist collective Applespiel on their new exhibit ‘Return to Escape from Woomera’, and artist Ali MC on his upcoming exhibit ‘Nong Shain Maw: Stone Breakers of the East Khasi Highlands’. Sixteen years ago a group of Australians rocked the political landscape with Escape from Woomera, a video game putting players in the shoes of a refugee escaping detention. Now the sprawling creative collective Applespiel invite you to make your own bid for freedom as part of a turbo-charged and retro-fitted evening of live gaming, performance, discussion and debate. Each night the artists conjure a live commentary to accompany the gameplay alongside human rights advocates, refugees and the game’s original makers, exploring the ongoing significance of this singular cultural intervention. Applespiel are a collective of eights artists who collaborate as performers, musicians, technicians and devisers. None of its members have any lived refugee experiences, but know that as Australians they’re complicit in the treatment of asylum seekers. Detention has been a political point-scorer since Applespiel were infants, and a defining way in which this nation engages with the rest of the world. Return to Escape from Woomera – ApplespielSeason 21 – 25 May 2019Times 6.30pm Tue – SatLocation Meat MarketAddress 5 Blackwood St, North MelbourneDuration 150 minutes (audiences are able to leave and re-enter the space at any time)Tickets $25 – $35 (plus transaction fee)Bookings artshouse.com.au or (03) 9322 3720Ali MC's ‘Nong Shain Maw: Stone Breakers of the East Khasi Highlands’. High in the mountains of north-east India, the indigenous Khasi eke out a living quarrying stone for shipment to Bangladesh. Hauled from the quarry and broken into smaller sized pieces by hand, the ‘nong shain maw’ – a Khasi word meaning ‘the people who break the rock’ – are paid as little as $2 per day.OPENING: Saturday 18 May, 4pm – 5.30pm EXHIBITION: 18 May – 8 June VENUE: FCAC Gabriel Gallery COST: FREE PRESENTATION: Thursday May 23 1-2pm, Michaels Camera (263-269 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne) LINK: http://footscrayarts.com/event/nong-shain-maw-stone-breakers-of-the-east-khasi-highlands/

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July 6, 2018: Anti-Detention Occupations from Australia to America

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2018 29:34

In light of the ongoing struggles across the country against deportations, family separations, and ICE detention centers, we are sharing an interview we did last year about struggles in Australia against refugee prison camps. In 2002, imprisoned refugees inside Australia's remote Woomera immigration prison coordinated protests with 2500 supporters who had pitched a No Borders …

The 9pm Probe: Dr Alice Gorman, space archaeologist

The 9pm Edict

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 61:37

The pilot episode of The 9pm Probe, long-form interviews with interesting people. Today, space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University in South Australia.As some of you may know, I was a bit of an enthusiastic Space Age kid, so this is a very self-indulgent conversation.We talk about: How the live TV images of the Apollo 11 mission were really quite dull; Vanguard 1, currently the oldest human satellite in space; how civilian and military space programs have always been closely intertwined; citizen science in space; a brief mention of the Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL); CORONA and the movie Ice Station Zebra; the International Geophysical Year (IGY); the International Polar Year; why people get angry about the concept of space archaeology; Australia's early involvement in the Space Age; the Woomera test range; the Zuni rocket; WRESAT; the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), the forerunner to the European Space Agency (ESA); rocket playgrounds; Ray Bradbury's short story Rocket Man; the inevitability of Uranus jokes; the start of the Second Space Age; our shared love of the Soviet technological aesthetic; the cube-sat revolution; the recent launch of rogue satellites; space tourism; Australia's planned new space agency; SpaceX's recent work, including firing a Tesla into space; Rocket Lab's Humanity Star; the live video feed from the International Space Station; and the Aboriginal use of bottle glass after European colonisation; and colonial processes in space.At the end, I also mention the licenses you need to fly a spacecraft.This episode was recorded on Monday 26 March 2018 at Flinders University.Full episode credits and links at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00076/

Outback Aliens

Australiyeah

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 26:11

This week we chat about Wycliffe Well, Australia's self-proclaimed UFO capital, where you'd be unlucky NOT to see a space friend flying overhead.

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March 17, 2017- Woomera: Escaping From an Immigrant Detention Center, Part Three

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 28:14

This week concludes our series on the mass escape from the Woomera immigrant detention center in 2002. Aren Aizura, who helped organize the solidarity camp outside the prison over Easter weekend of that year, tells us more about the aftermath: follow-up organizing with captive refugees, and the Australian government’s push to move the prisons to …

March 10, 2017- Woomera: Escaping From an Immigrant Detention Center, Part Two

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 28:32

In the second episode of our series on the mass escape from the Woomera refugee detention center in Australia, Aren Aizura parses out the stakes of the protest camp, its participants, and the escalation to the breakout. From there, Aren moves to the escape itself, the emotional meeting between refugees and outside supporters, and the …

March 3, 2017- Woomera: Escaping From an Immigrant Detention Center, Part One

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2017 29:10

In 2002, imprisoned refugees inside Australia's Woomera immigration prison coordinated with 2500 outside supporters who had pitched camp outside the facility. Their coordination allowed them to stage a mass breakout. This is the first of three episodes dedicated to telling this story, from an interview with a participant in the solidarity camp. It’s a vital …

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Insightful Adventures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2017 32:21

Steve and Leah talk about their 6 days in South Australia. Rolling uphill, sparkling honey, ghosts, mining for opal, and how Steve and Leah are country folk.

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SOSN E02 - Katharine Neil - Satire, Marxism, and Stolen IPads

Something Old Something New

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2016 39:42

This is the second episode of Something Old Something New, a new podcast from Hannah Nicklin. Using the old western wedding rhyme as a formal construct off which to hang a conversation with interesting folk she knows from the realms of games, performance, criticism, writing, and the spaces in between these things. In each episode Hannah will invite the interviewee to talk about cultural phenomena/artefacts of interest/important to them: Something Old (that has been with them for a while); Something New (recently discovered); Something Borrowed (stolen or recommended to them); Something YOU are working on (what are they making right now?). In this second episode Hannah chats with game developer Katharine Neil in a cafe during the AMAZE International Independent Videogames Festival in Berlin. (Apologies in advance for the wildly varying sound quality) Katharine describes herself as a games industry ‘hack’ - dismissing the term ‘veteran’ which she reckons should be used by "people who have achieved more recognisable success". Katharine started working in games sometime around 1998, NZ born, she grew up in Australia, and is currently living/struggling as a game dev freelancer in Paris. A background in music led her to work as an audio engineer, and gradually she became more about making and designing games than just the audio. As well as working for large game studios on things like “racing and pony games”, she’s pursued her own radical games projects, including Escape From Woomera (2004) - which used a half-life mod to depict an escape attempt from the Woomera internment camp; and co-founding the FreePlay Games Festival, one of the first festivals to attempt to discuss videogames as culture. Katharine’s deadpan delivery of her account of her work underplays her affect on the landscape of games, although the impact of her most famous work isn’t uncomplicated, so perhaps it’s hard to tell the story of her practice. Good job there’s a whole 40 minute podcast to get into that. Thanks to Hannah's Patreon backers for supporting the ongoing making of the podcast, plus zines and articles about games. If you'd like to join their merry band of folk, donate monthly (from $1) at patreon.com/hannahnicklin @hannahnicklin  @haikus_by_KN Music by the peerless Daniel J Harvey of internet misanthrope extraordinaires Olympians. @onwardolympians on Twitter. Buy their music at olympians.bandcamp.com/

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Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2015

Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

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