Measuring time is a crucial part of navigation – particularly in space, where exacting precision is called for. The DSAC is poised to make a change that will aid future deep space missions.
The excitement over the announcement of a space agency for Australia has now quietened. So it’s time to work out what we want, and how to get there.
The growth of online and space activity make traditional ideas of national security increasingly outdated.
Chances are small that space junk will destroy property or harm a person, and existing space law could deal with such an event. But current law doesn’t address the bigger problem of space pollution.
The future of Australia’s space efforts will hinge on coordination between defence, industry and universities.
While a recent executive order directed the Department of Commerce to elevate this office, budgetary actions threaten it.
The 41-year-old from South Australia is the first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under the country’s national space program.
In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.
By taking on the role as leader in space traffic management, Australia can gain international power and exploit commercial opportunities.
The future of a proposed rocket-launch facility in South Australia is uncertain. But tensions between space exploration and conservation remain.
