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May 2025 Meetup (including the 2025 AGM)
May
26
2025 Past Event
May 2025 Meetup (including the 2025 AGM)
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the May 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia (including the 2025 Annual General Meeting) – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 26 May 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST 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.
April 2025 Meetup | NASA's Plutonium Problem
Apr
30
2025 Past Event
April 2025 Meetup | NASA's Plutonium Problem
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the April 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (Note: new day/date) Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST 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., scanning driver's licence) when entering 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:
March 2025 Meetup | Firefly Aerospace: Blue Ghost Mission 1
Mar
24
2025 Past Event
March 2025 Meetup | Firefly Aerospace: Blue Ghost Mission 1
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the March 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 24 March 2025 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:
February 2025 Meetup | Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
Feb
24
2025 Past Event
February 2025 Meetup | Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the February 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 24 February 2025 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:
January 2025 Meetup | Blue Origin: New Glenn (NG-1)
Jan
27
2025 Past Event
January 2025 Meetup | Blue Origin: New Glenn (NG-1)
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the January 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 27 January 2025 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:
December 2024 Meetup | Social Night
Dec
09
2024 Past Event
December 2024 Meetup | Social Night
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the December 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 9 December 2024 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:
November 2024 Meetup | Starship IFT-5/6: Catching the Fire
Nov
25
2024 Past Event
November 2024 Meetup | Starship IFT-5/6: Catching the Fire
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the November 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 25 November 2024 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:
October 2024 Meetup | Sweet Space Alabama
Oct
24
2024 Past Event
October 2024 Meetup | Sweet Space Alabama
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the October 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Thursday, 24 October 2024 (Note: different day!) 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:
September 2024 Meetup | Space Trippin' in the U.S.A.
Sep
23
2024 Past Event
September 2024 Meetup | Space Trippin' in the U.S.A.
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the September 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 September 2024 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST 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:
August 2024 Meetup | Sky Palace: The Chinese Tiangong Space Station
Aug
26
2024 Past Event
August 2024 Meetup | Sky Palace: The Chinese Tiangong Space Station
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the August 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 26 August 2024 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST 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:
July 2024 Meetup | Spaceport America Cup
Jul
22
2024 Past Event
July 2024 Meetup | Spaceport America Cup
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the July 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 22 July 2024 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: Andrew Rennie has collated his collection of space “Oral Histories” and is prepared to share them. In addition to Apollo and earlier-era astronauts, the 87 video recordings also feature NASA flight controllers and engineers. *** Anyone interested will need to bring a USB stick or USB portable hard drive with at least 30 GB free to our next meeting *** Andrew has collected the MP4 files into a folder on his laptop and proposes to copy the folder onto your storage device during the meeting. This would have to be on an “all-or-nothing” basis, as he won't have time to copy selected files to suit individual interests. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:
June 2024 Meetup | Russian Space Program: Keeping Pace — Launch Vehicles
Jun
24
2024 Past Event
June 2024 Meetup | Russian Space Program: Keeping Pace — Launch Vehicles
Bentleigh RSL
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Join us for the June 2024 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 24 June 2024 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST 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: