State funding set to boost Curtin's homegrown space program
Date Time State funding set to boost Curtin’s homegrown space program Curtin University’s bid to launch miniature spacecraft for deep space missions is one step closer after a $500,000 investment by the Western Australian State Government. Vice-Chancellor Professor John Cordery, Minister Dave Kelly, SSTC Deputy Director Renae Sayers, DVCR Professor Chris Moran and SSTC Director Professor Phil Bland Curtin’s Space Science Technology Centre (SSTC) has been awarded the funding to support its Binar Space Program (‘Binar’ being the Nyungar word for fireball or shooting star). The spacecr...
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