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Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg Crowned 2026 Australian Of The Year

Astronaut, STEM ambassador and history maker Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been crowned as Australian of the Year for 2026.

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ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training

The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training.

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Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program

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‘Meteor shower’ over Australia actually Russian rocket re-entering atmosphere

A suspected meteor shower over the skies of Melbourne was actually a Russian rocket re-entering the earth’s atmosphere, the Australian Space Agency says.

Evening Standard

Space to grow: the burgeoning industry drawing young professionals to South Australia

South Australia is bursting with purposeful career opportunities for young innovators who have their heads in the stars

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Adelaide woman to become first female to train as astronaut under Australian flag

The Australian Space Agency's director of space technology will head to Germany next month to become the first woman to be trained as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

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SpaceX spacecraft fragments to be collected from NSW Snowy Mountains farms to be stored, sent overseas

The Australian Space Agency has begun to collect pieces of spacecraft fragments from the NSW Snowy Mountains, some of which will be sent to the US.

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United Nations weighs in after another piece of space junk in Snowy Mountains is confirmed to be SpaceX's

Details have emerged about the first three pieces of SpaceX debris found in the Snowy Mountains, as a fourth fragment is confirmed.

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ISRO, Australian Space Agency to boost bilateral collaborations in space tech

Six MoUs signed between Indian and Australian space start-ups at Bengaluru Space Expo

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Fourth piece of SpaceX debris found in NSW Snowy Mountains, near Tumbarumba

Space experts say more pieces of space junk, belonging to the SpaceX Dragon aircraft, could still be found.

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Space junk identified at Yambuk by Australian Space Agency

Residents of a Victorian coastal hamlet have had their questions answered after dragging a mysterious cylinder out of an estuary near the beach.

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SpaceX capsule confirmed as source of space debris that crashed on farm in Australia

Astrophysicist expects people will find more debris in the area ‘over the coming weeks to months to even years’

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SpaceX rocket debris lands in sheep paddock, Australian Space Agency confirms

The origin of space junk that left NSW sheep farmers scratching their heads has been confirmed as residents are told there could be more out there.

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‘Like an alien obelisk’: space debris found in Snowy Mountains paddock believed to be from SpaceX mission

Astrophysicist Brad Tucker says he often gets calls from people who think they’ve found space junk but the scorched metal found by two farmers is ‘very real’

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More Snowy Mountains space junk found amid visit from Australian Space Agency

The discovery of the pieces could be the largest space junk find in Australia since parts of NASA's Skylab space station fell to Earth in Western Australia in 1979.

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Historic Indigenous Voice heard at Garma

The prime minister's historic Indigenous Voice to parliament speech at Garma Festival has been the highlight of the four-day celebration of Yolngu culture.

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Gold Coast rocket maker forges path in fledgling Australian space industry, building a 'bus' to the stars

From a big warehouse on the Gold Coast, Adam Gilmour is busy building rockets. His company is one of the startups dominating Australia's small but growing space sector.

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NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts

Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach orbit but will take scientific observations.

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What will Australia's new Defence Space Command do?

Australia established a Defence Space Command in January this year, “to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia’s access to space”. The government also plans to spend around A$7 billion on space defence over the next decade.

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Aussie launch pads could 'keep space safe'

Launch sites in Australia will help maintain access to space should a partner like the United States be attacked, a major conference has heard.

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