2024 Year-in-review | Australian Space Agency

The past year was filled with major milestones for the Australian Space Agency and the nation's space ecosystem.

Check out the year gone by in images and relive some of the highlights.

To learn more about any of the achievements, click on the images to read the descriptions.

launchsite — The Technology Safeguards Agreement between Australia and the US came into effect in July.

Katherine Bennell-Pegg graduates as Australian astronaut.

She became the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag.

Photo credit: Eugene Hyland

two people posing for a photo in a lab — Team chosen to build Australia’s Moon Rover.

Space technology — Funding boost to grow the national space sector.

Our Lady Queen Of Peace students in blue shirts stand behind the table displaying their design, as they present to two people in front of the table. — A second year of the Kids in Space program.

Rocket being launched from a base — High power rocket launched from regional Australia.

Two people shaking hands over an agreement. — Building valuable commercial links between Australian and Indian space sectors.

An illustration of spacecrafts on the moon — Find a lunar rover mission in a library near you.

An illustration for an educational video series showcasing how space technologies assists life in Australia — New video series: Space has the Answers.

A group of people — Inspiring the next generation of STEM workforce.

People posing with a spacecraft — Local satellites are taking off.

a space capsule — Historic space return authorisation granted.

An aerial view of Sydney — See you in Sydney!

A rocket — First Australian commercial orbital launch permit issued.

Five people in casual clothes stand behind a large 'JPL' stone monument on the ground in a garden area. — New funding for National Indigenous Space Academy.

Australian Space Agency representative and ISRO representatives with the signed Implementing Agreement — New phase of Australia-India space collaboration.

A group of people — The Agency and JAXA co-hosted APRSAF-30.

A picture of the Earth (focused on Australia) from Space with the sun in the top right — Developing an Australian sustainability of space activities policy.

Two people posing after signing an agreement. — Australia and New Zealand’s strong trans-Tasman connection was strengthened.

An image from space — Three collaborative space projects between Australia and the UK received funding.

We launched our new Agency podcast: Outback to Orbit.

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Our department recognises the First Peoples of this Nation and their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to the lands, waters, seas, skies, and communities.

We Acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians and Lore Keepers of the oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples.