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First Australian selected to be NASA astronaut We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Kerrie Dougherty Save Normal text size Philip Chapman 1935-2021 Some people know from an early age what they want to do in life. Philip Kenyon Chapman was one of those, turning his childhood fascination with space exploration into reality when, in 1967, he became the first Australian-born person to be selected as a NASA astronaut. Astronaut Philip Chapman in an official NASA portrait. Credit:NASA Born in Melbourne on March 4, 1935, Philip Chapman was the s...

By Silas Brown 17 Dec 2020 No two crises are the same, and to expect financial instruments to behave in the same way in each one would be unfair and naïve. But having proved their mettle in the 2008 crisis, the Schuldschein and USPP markets seemed well placed to thrive in 2020. Not so. Instead, it was the turn of direct lending to shine. Silas Brown reports. When the coronavirus hit Europe the direct lending community was ready — armed and primed for action. For almost a decade, direct lending funds in Europe have been building up their firepower, ramping up fundraising and poaching senior...