NASA deal is beacon of hope for SA space industry

A deal announced today between NASA and the Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre could lead to emergency beacon technology developed in South Australia for the next moon missions.

What we know today, Wednesday September 9

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Pioneering NASA space race mathematician dies

Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician who was fundamental in landing astronauts on the moon, and was depicted in the film and book Hidden Figures, has died. She was 101.

SpaceX rocket crash-landed at sea

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has simulated a dramatic emergency landing to test a key abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, the company’s final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts.

Australia's space agency needs more resources: NASA official

Australia’s fledgling space agency needs far more resources to grow and thrive, according to a top NASA official.

"Flawless": NASA spacecraft lands on Mars after perilous descent

A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars has landed on the red planet after a six-month, 480-million-kilometre journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere.

'Marsquake' detector nears Red Planet

NASA’s first robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of a distant world is hurtling closer to a touchdown on Mars after a six-month voyage through space.

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