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Unveiling the Road to Space
It was a beautifully sunny day in Canberra on Wednesday, just perfect to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Deep Space Network, and a great reminder of the partnership between Australia and the...
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Universal Year of the Swan
When you think of a swan you might imagine a graceful bird with a long, curved neck gently gliding across still water. Or perhaps Hans Christian Andersen’s story The Ugly Duckling comes to mind? But...
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Bringing the Sexy Back to the Future
Unveiled at Space X’s headquarter, the Dragon 2 capsule will take astronauts to the International Space Station. Image: Space X Bringing sexy back to the future of space travel In the effort to return...
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Mars Served Two New Spacecraft with Help from Aussie Dishes
UPDATE: 25 Sept.14 – NASA’s MAVEN and ISRO’s MOM spacecraft arrived successfully in orbit and have already been returning science from Mars. The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, as part of...
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“Our World Needs Space”
This week is World Space Week, celebrating “at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition”. Ahead of this, last week saw over...
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The Adventures of Rosetta and Philae
Artist’s impression of the Philae lander on the surface of the comet. Image: ESA The European Space Agency is set to make a daring attempt to land the Philae probe on the surface of an icy comet. The...
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Hayabusa 2: The Sequel
Hayabusa 2’s instruments and probes will explore the comet’s surface and interior. Image: JAXA The return to Earth in June 2010 of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa spacecraft...
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Waking Up to New Horizons
New Horizons’ flies past Pluto in this artists’ rendition. Image: NASA/JHUAPL I guess we all love to sleep in on a Sunday morning, maybe just snoozing under the doona, laying there for a few hours...
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50 Years in Deep Space
Fifty years ago, speaking on the value of space exploration, the then Prime Minister of Australia, (Sir) Robert Menzies, in an address to staff and honoured guests at the Tidbinbilla Deep Space...
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PLUTO: T-20 Days and Counting
Australia’s key role in NASA’s New Horizons mission Historic Encounter: Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft flying past Pluto and Charon. Image: NASA After a voyage of 3,443 days and...
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