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May Public Meeting | Remembering Michael Collins

Mon, 24 May 2021
07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Join us for the May 2021 meeting of the Space Association of Australia all welcome! 

Date: Monday, 24 May 2021
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm AEST
Venue: Golden Gate Hotel, 238 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne

How to find us:  The Golden Gate Hotel is on the north-western corner of the intersection of Clarendon and Coventry Streets in South Melbourne. Take the stairs up to level 1 - we'll be in the Coventry Room.

Getting there:
By car: Car parking is best in Coventry Street west of Clarendon Street.
By tram: Route 12 (via Collins Street), Stop 127 (York Street, then walk south) or Stop 128 (Dorcas Street, then walk north).

Meals available: Place your meal order in the Coventry Room and have it delivered to your table - the menu can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please register here to join us remotely via Zoom or watch the live stream on our YouTube channel.

This month we remember Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins who passed away recently while Dr Malcolm Davis from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute joins us live from Canberra to discuss the Australian Defence Force's new Space Division and Chinese ambitions in space.

Plus, we have a very limited number of Searching for Skylab Blu-ray Discs available for purchase at $35.00 each.

Schedule

7:00 pm
Association business: News and plans from the Space Association of Australia with Peter Aylward
7:15 pm
Australian space news: Queensland gives go-ahead for a small rocket launch site at Abbot Point | Australian Defence Force formally establishes new Space Division
7:30 pm
Expert commentary and Q&A with Dr Malcolm Davis, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
7:45 pm
An overview of the Chinese national space program with Peter Aylward
8:00 pm
Expert commentary and Q&A on Chinese ambitions in space with Dr Malcolm Davis, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
8:15 pm
Remembering Michael "Mike" Collins - A Tribute by Len Halprin
8:30 pm
Break for Socialising/Networking
8:45 pm
Rocket Lab launch anomaly with Peter Aylward and Andrew Rennie
9:00 pm
Planetary and space science update with Andrew Rennie
9:30 pm
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Golden Gate Hotel
238 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia

PO Box 351, Mulgrave, Victoria, 3170, Australia

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