The Space Connect Podcast tells the stories of the people and businesses that are shaping the development of Australia's space industry. Join Space Connect Podcast host Adam Thorn as he uncovers the talent driving this emerging sector – and how you can play your part in this booming industry.
Latest episodes
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42 min
Launching Hstar rockets from Space Centre Australia
Franco-American space transportation company Hstar Space is building a heavy-class rocket to blast off global infrastructure into orbit. Its upcoming launch vehicle is designed to…
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40 min
Learnings from space for the workplace, with NASA 4-D
This week, the Space Connect Podcast features a returning guest: Paul Hawkins, the founder of Crazy Might Work. His company is a leadership and innovation academy that brings lesso…
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48 min
Australian astronauts answer questions from school kids
Last month, Space Connect held its Australian Space Summit and Exhibition, or AusSpace, in Sydney. The highlight of the event though was a panel where schoolchildren were given the…
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23 min
Behind the scenes at the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition
The Australian Space Summit & Exhibition was the biggest event of the year for our local industry. In this special episode recorded at the event, Space Connect editor Adam Thorn an…
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21 min
Can SCA make aircraft satellite launches work?
Last week, Space Centre Australia revealed it was set to work with NASA on an audacious proposal to launch satellites via military aircraft. The plan – similar to that pioneered by…
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31 min
How asteroid trackers are averting Armageddon
If you have been paying attention to the news for the past few weeks, you might have heard about a "city-destroying" asteroid – 2024 YR4 – spotted late last year that had the poten…
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20 min
Behind Australia's first lunar rover
This week, ELO2 Consortium beat out rival AROSE to win the right to create Australia's upcoming lunar rover. The rover is designed to collect regolith, or moon soil, that will even…
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25 min
Space Centre Australia discusses its upcoming spaceport
Space Centre Australia plans to build a spaceport in far north Queensland that it hopes will become like an international airport for launch vehicles. However, unlike its local riv…
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31 min
What if the moon landing had gone wrong?
In 1999, an archived speech was discovered that had been written for US President Richard Nixon 30 years before in case a disaster on the Apollo 11 mission left the astronauts with…
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34 min
Scott Morrison on Australia's big opportunity in space
In October, Scott Morrison was surprisingly unveiled as the new chairman of Space Centre Australia, the planned spaceport in Far North Queensland. The move has the potential to hug…
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25 min
Welcoming Earth's new mini moon
From 29 September to 25 November, Earth will have a new temporary 'mini moon'. Named 2024 PT5, the object is actually an asteroid from the Arjuna asteroid group that will be captur…
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14 min
Using the Milky Way as a navigation tool
In 2013, Swedish researchers discovered that beetles used the Milky Way to navigate at night, realising its fixed point in the sky could help them roll dung balls in a straight lin…
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26 min
Behind the plan to make 'Fitbit for astronauts'
The iLAuNCH trailblazer is a partnership between academic institutions and more than 20 industry partners that aims to accelerate the development of the space manufacturing sector.…
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18 min
How to make better meals for astronauts
A recent study by RMIT has suggested that the isolated environment of the International Space Station, rather than just a lack of gravity, is behind reports from astronauts that fo…
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17 min
Preparing space technology for high vacuum
As commercial space missions increase, it is important to be able to simulate space conditions to ensure equipment is up to the task. Components need to withstand not only a high v…
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22 min
LeoLabs talks upgrading the West Australian Space Radar
Last year, LeoLabs Australia opened its pioneering West Australian Space Radar (WASR) near Collie in the southwest. When it began operating, the site could already track tens of th…
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24 min
How Crazy Might Work trains leaders like NASA
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and other failed missions led NASA to rethink how it fostered leadership and culture. Now, NSW-based Crazy Might Work is using an ultra-modern…
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24 min
Live from the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition
This week, the third annual Australian Space Summit & Exhibition took place at the ICC in Sydney. Now a two-day event, headliners included senior figures from the US Space Force, V…
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22 min
Under Secretary of US Air Force to headline summit
Space Connect has just announced that the Under Secretary of the US Air Force, Kristyn E. Jones, will headline this month's Australian Space Summit and Exhibition. Jones is one of…
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23 min
Timing a neutron jet with a speed gun
This month, Space Connect reported how researchers operating the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) in NSW used an athletics-style method to measure the speed of neutron star…