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When you mention the words, Mars, rover and AI (artificial intelligence) – it grabs peoples’ attention. When you hear those words over a beer or two with a c...

It has been 231 days since the Melbourne Space Program’s CubeSat named ACRUX-1 was launch into LEO (lower earth orbit) as a payload by Spaceflight in accorda...

As work on ACRUX-1 wrapped up earlier this year, the team began to seek out the next set of challenges MSP would take on – projects and opportunities that al...

At MSP, we value a wide range of educational enrichment — and while our main engineering projects focus on our volunteers, we also offer other ways students ...

Saturday, 6 July 2019 One week ago today, the Melbourne Space Program made a bit of history: the ACRUX-1 mission was a success. Here is a quick recap of the ...

Three years in the making, and we’ve finally reached our CRUXial point. ACRUX-1 is going to space on an Electron rocket with Rocket Lab and Spaceflight aboar...

This week is an exciting week for the MSP team, and to say it’s been a long journey is an understatement. However, we are a down-to-earth (pardon the pun) bu...

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 Getting ACRUX-1 off the shelf, overseas and ready to be launched into space is in itself an incredible achievement. But we believe th...

Getting ACRUX-1 off the shelf, overseas, and set to be launched into space soon is an incredible feat in itself. But we believe our satellite tells a much de...

Friday, 21 June 2019 We’ve heard your questions to our social media call-outs – and now we’re here with answers! What orbit will it be launched into? The ACR...

Recent update: TLE info can be found here. Frequency: 437.2 MHz Modulation: 9600 bps GMSK Polarisation: Circular Antenna: https://www.endurosat.com/products/...

Saturday, 15 June 2019 For MSP engineers, the definition of a successful space mission is simple: it’s all about receiving that one signal ("ping") from ACRU...

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 ACRUX-1 is MSP’s inaugural cubesat and marks a significant crux for the organisation. Credit: Blake Fuller, MSP. The Melbourne Space Pro...

We are excited to announce that for the first time ever, we will be at the 2019 Avalon Airshow Exhibition this weekend! In addition to being a fantastic firs...

Role: Creative Communications Officer Reports to: Creative Communications Manager Ideal start date: ASAP Type: Voluntary Length: 12 months minimum Location: ...

We have, so far, looked at the different types of man-made satellites that are around us, and have also appreciated how satellites can help us with weather a...

Environmental monitoring is of the utmost importance to our safety – and our survival – as human beings. And none of what we are capable of seeing and unders...

When discussing space and all of its firsts, people tend to think about Russia and the US with their competitive mindset in the early 1960’s, shipping off bo...

The Australian landscape has been shaped and impacted by bushfires for tens of thousands of years, with some of the natural flora and fauna even evolving to ...

The Australian Youth Aerospace Association (AYAA) is a student-led organisation with the objective of promoting education, awareness and involvement in the s...