Dr Paddy Neumann Neumann Space Chief Scientist

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1 Dr Paddy Neumann Neumann Space Chief Scientist

2 South Australian Space Efforts Past, Present and Future Activities Dr Patrick Neumann, Chief Scientist, Neumann Space

3 Pre-European Many different groups Kaurna, Ramindjeri, Barngala, Nukunu.. Rich cultures Astronomy used for calendar Much lost at time of European settlement Documentation and survival For more information, ref. Dr Alice Gorman Archaeologist, Flinders Uni

4 Colonial Astronomy used for timing Noon gun etc Navigation Latitude/longitude calculation Sir Charles Todd Government Astronomer, Telegraphy etc Use of space for terrestrial benefit

5 Post Federation History Radio, navigation, instrumentation War-time focus on instruments WRE in various locations Radar leading to radio astronomy Investigation of ionosphere Rocketry developments create need for test range Woomera

6 Established 1946 Woomera Test Range Anglo-Australian joint venture Later included other powers Many weapons tests Surface-to-air rockets Radar and tracking operations Large open spaces Still used for weapons research Nulka etc

7 Woomera Launch Operations Rocketry research leads to rocket launches And rockets lead to satellites WRESat, launched 29 th Nov kg, 42 days in space 3 rd satellite launched from country of manufacture but we used a donated Redstone/Spartan Last satellite launch in 1971 Prospero, UK origin, still orbiting, unresponsive

8 Broader Australian Activities Only a few more recent Australian satellites FedSat in 2002, QB50 in 2017 Australian astronauts Phillip Chapman, Paul Scully-Power, Andy Thomas Australian ground stations Tidbinbilla, New Norcia, Parkes Data processing Research into various systems

9 Research and Development Data communications and processing Earth Obs, weather, data connectivity etc Fleet, Myriota, Innovor, Nova, Speedcast Launch Hardware Gilmour Space On-orbit Systems Obelisk Systems Neumann Space

10 Plasma Propulsion Development Space fan origin story Led to Uni of Sydney Spotted something odd as undergrad High speed ions in plasma discharge Kept plugging away at the problem Completed honours, masters, PhD on pulsed arcs Results suggest best fuel efficiency But there s a problem.

11 On-orbit Verification Systems need to be tested Risk and cost is high, so confidence must be also Traditional approaches National space agency and tech demo sat Academic grants, then national space agency So either move overseas or be innovative And I quite like Australia, so..

12 FAST: Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Mission Platform, Airbus DS Hosted on ESA Colombo module Balcony on the ISS Has power point, network cable ISS resources for small experiments One module max. 125kg, ~3.75TB/day downlink, ~250W power Do not need panels, comms, ground station

13 Hardware Demonstrators Perfect for a small company s projects But we re small; don t need all of the payload Have the right to on-sell excess capacity So others can test hardware more easily With assistance from Airbus if needed Bringing projects to greater attention But it doesn t have to be solely commercial

14 FAST:Education Tie educational outcomes to space Encourage students with cool factor Improve STEAM outcomes Develop partnerships with industry and tertiary institutions Train students for high-tech jobs

15 Conclusion Australian space activities have rich history Current activities exciting Future looks bright And that future will need people to realise it So we d best start training them now