September Public Meeting | Inspiration4 – SpIRIT Nanosatellite

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

Date: Monday, 27 September 2021
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 pm AEST

Owing to the current COVID-19 restrictions operating in Victoria, this month's meeting will be held completely online and starting at the later time of 7:30 pm AEST. Please register below to join us remotely via Zoom or watch the live stream on our YouTube channel, SAA.TV.

This month we feature:

• A report on the 12th Australian Space Forum with Matt Ryall, host of Aussie Space Cast
• SpIRIT Nanosatellite with Simon Barraclough, Technical Director, Melbourne University
• A review of the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission to orbit
• An update of other Australian and international space news

The 12th Australian Space Forum was presented by The Andy Thomas Space Foundation in Adelaide on Wednesday, 15 September 2021. Aussie Space Cast is an exciting new podcast featuring news, interviews and analysis of the Australian space industry, hosted by Matt Ryall.

The SpIRIT (Space Industry – Responsive – Intelligent – Thermal) Nanosatellite mission aims to grow Australian space industry capabilities through the development of an innovative nano-satellite. SpIRIT will break new ground in high-performance autonomous operations, communications, propulsion and thermal management, and be the first Australian-made spacecraft to host a foreign space agency payload, showcasing both the competitiveness of Australia’s space industry and the synergies evident between different sectors of the industry.

Inspiration4 was billed as the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit. The mission was commanded by Jared Isaacman, the 38-year-old founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shift4 Payments and an accomplished pilot and adventurer. Named in recognition of the four-person crew raising awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, this milestone mission represents a new era for human spaceflight and exploration.