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ABOUT
Our Team
About AYAA
ARTICLES
Alumni Spotlight: Grace Rosier
Alumni Spotlight: Aarsh and David
IAC 2024 Recap: Georgi and Alana
WHITE PAPERS
ALL YEARS
2025/26
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COMMUNICATING SPACE TO AUSTRALIA

COMMUNICATING SPACE TO AUSTRALIA
FINDING AUSTRALIA'S SPACE NICHE

FINDING AUSTRALIA'S SPACE NICHE
REGIONAL SPACE COLLABORATION

REGIONAL SPACE COLLABORATION
DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WORKFORCE

DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WORKFORCE
AUSTRALIAN SPACE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF LIFE ON EARTH

AUSTRALIAN SPACE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF LIFE ON EARTH
RESILIENCE IN AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE

RESILIENCE IN AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE
AUSTRALIA'S ASTRONAUT PROGRAM

AUSTRALIA'S ASTRONAUT PROGRAM
EARTH OBSERVATION & TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGES

EARTH OBSERVATION & TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGES
AUSTRALIA IN A LUNAR ECOSYSTEM

AUSTRALIA IN A LUNAR ECOSYSTEM
SATELLITES FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT

SATELLITES FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
AUSTRALIA'S UNIQUE INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES

AUSTRALIA'S UNIQUE INDUSTRY CAPABILITIES
SPACE SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS

SPACE SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS

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The Astra Program acknowledges First Nations Peoples as the worlds first astronomers. We further acknowledge their enduring connection to Australia’s land and sky, as well as their contribution to Australia’s burgeoning space industry.

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Taking it back to our last white paper series! The 2024/25 Team Banksia explored how we can find our ‘space niche’. An excerpt from the executive summary of the white paper: “While Australia takes pride in her Apollo-era contribut
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Help Others, Accelerate You: The Mentor Benefit – Live Webinar We’re excited to announce the National Space Mentoring Program with an inspiring webinar showcasing the benefits of mentoring – for both mentors and mentees. The sessi
The 2025/26 Astra Program topics have launched! 👩‍🚀 Keep an eye out for participant applications, which will open in late October 2025. More information to come 👀
We’re thrilled to launch the National Space Mentoring Program, a new partnership between the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) and the Australian Youth Aerospace Association (AYAA) — proudly Powered by Optus. We’ll int
This week, our Emerging Space Pioneer Award winners visited Adelaide for the 18th Australian Space Forum hosted by the @andythomas_space_foundation! Alongside our Director, Georgi, they visited the CSIRO Space Optics Lab tour and the Australian Spa
We're seeking feedback from industry and youth (18-35s) within Australia about what the industry needs from the next generation of space professionals, and how feasible youth think it is to pursue careers in the Australian space industry. If you fit
Ever wondered why mission patches exist? Each mission patch, whether it's from NASA, ESA, ISRO or private space companies such as Axiom Space, is designed by astronauts and mission teams to represent the goals, values, and spirit of a space mission
How can Australia and its regional neighbours enhance space sector cooperation to address shared challenges and promote sustainable development and stability? This is a question posed by Team Casuarina (2024-25 Cohort) in their white paper that has

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