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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.

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The 2025/26 Astra Program topics have launched! 👩&zwj;🚀

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.

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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.

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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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