Events

Join us for the March 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 March 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the February 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 February 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the January 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 26 January 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the final meetup of 2025: the Space Association of Australia social night – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 8 December 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: Feel free to bring along a space-related item, book or story to share on the night. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

DAVID COOPER MEMORIAL LECTURE 2025: A decade of training and learning in the Himalayas for the Mars Society Australia with Dr Siddharth Pandey — A Vision for Australia-India Collaboration in Outer Space. As a special event of the Space Association of Australia, please join us on Monday, 24 November for the Australian Space Research Conference public lecture by Dr Siddarth Pandey of the Mars Society Australia — all welcome. The 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) will be held in Melbourne at Monash University (CBD Campus), from 24-26 November 2025. The conference is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community. Date: Monday, 24 November 2025 Time: 7:00 PM AEDT (doors open at 6:30 PM) Venue: Main Auditorium Level 2, Monash University City Campus, 750 Collins Street, Docklands Details of the presentation: https://www.nssa.com.au/s/DCML-2025-flyer-SP-9rf7.pdf Book free tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/david-cooper-memorial-lecture-2025-tickets-1957398344139

Join us for the November 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 — (NOTE: This is a Tuesday, not a Monday!) Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below: