For decades, the Soviet Union was a major player in the exploration of space, famously locking horns with the US in the “Space Race” – a competition for orbital supremacy and solar system exploration throughout…
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Download the full interview with Dr Chamitoff as a podcast by clicking here. For the latest in our In Conversation series, Malcolm Walter, Professor of Astrobiology at the University of New South Wales…
At approximately 8pm last night (AEST), the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre for the final time. The 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was the 135th…
Tomorrow morning (AEST), weather depending, the Space Shuttle Atlantis will blast off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, marking the end of NASA’s 30-year-old Space Transportation System. But as the…
All going well, the final Space Shuttle mission will be launched from the Kennedy Space Centre early on Saturday morning (AEST). This flight, being made by the Space Shuttle Atlantis, will be the 135th…
Since the launch of the first artificial satellite in 1957 – the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 – countries around the world have been putting satellites and spacecraft into Earth orbit. While the majority of…
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, one of the most complex machines ever created, is about to take its last trip into space. But not just yet. The countdown to Endeavour’s final flight began a few days ago…
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Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Professor of Hypersonic Aerodynamics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Professor of Astrobiology, UNSW
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Astronomer-at-Large, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Astronomical Observatory
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently Vice-Chancellor at MILA University, Malaysia), University of Nottingham
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Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate professor, University of Texas at Brownsville
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NASA astronaut (Ret) and TEES Distinguished Research Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Computer and Security Science, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Brunel University of London
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Distinguished Educator in Residence, Boise State University
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Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder