News: space

Pills face harshest space test yet

MISSE Platform  on International Space Station

A batch of pills will be on its way into space where they will be placed on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) to test how they withstand the full effects of zero gravity, extreme temperatures and some of the highest levels of radiation found beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Scientists part of resource mission to the Moon

Moon

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are part of a consortium which is sending nanosatellites and exploration sensors to the Moon to search for abundant, accessible water and resources.

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Space research centre renamed after ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn astronaut

Andy Thomas

The Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources is the new title for the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide centre spearheading how to optimise the sustainable use of off-Earth resources.

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Testing time for pills in space

Tablets on the ISS. Photo NASA

Pills are being sent into space to test how they cope with the rigours of one of the harshest environments known.

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Design facility pushes innovation boundaries

Students at the Collaberative Design Facility launch

A new design facility, located at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, will offer organisations and individuals a space in which to push the boundaries of technical, industrial and business innovation.

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Glimpse into the future with space makers

astronaut

Join the leaders of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s internationally recognised for an awe-inspiring glimpse into a future that’s literally out of this world.

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World leading experts to spearhead $20m of vital space sector R&D investment by SmartSat CRC

Associate Professor Tat-Jun Chin

In a $20m investment, nine Professorial Chairs have been established by SmartSat and its partner universities in artificial intelligence, optical communications and cybersecurity for development of next generation space technologies to stimulate ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s economic growth in space.

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Centre to unlock future of space exploration

Living quarters on surface of Mars

A new centre at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide will focus on solving the challenge of making long-term space exploration viable.

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Check ANGELS before launching into space

Finger pointing at scales in space

Entrepreneurs working in the expanding ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn space industry now have access to online guidance about the legal and regulatory framework which applies to their activities on Earth and in space.

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