Australian Space: Neumann Drive, Space Startups and CubeSats
Channel: Science Party
Date: 30/10/2016

At this special Science Party meeting, we'll had three speakers from the Australian space industry. We heard about the Neumann Drive which will be tested at the International Space Station, Delta-V which is Australia's first space startup accelerator, and about Cube Satellites with their cost-saving potential that can make entering the space industry orders of magnitude cheaper.

SPEAKERS

Dr Paddy Neumann, Neumann Space
http://neumannspace.com/

Paddy is the inventor of the Neumann Drive, a system that produces thrust with higher fuel efficiency than any flight-rated system. His company, Neumann Space, has recently contracted with Airbus DS to test their system in space, and they look forward to partnering with other organisations from Australia and the region to share excess payload capacity.

Dr Tim Parsons, Delta-V
http://www.deltavspacehub.com/

Delta-V is Australia's first space startup accelerator. Delta-V will work with startup teams from universities and other talent pools to develop innovative new space-and earth-system solutions for customers and partners worldwide. Delta-V's commercial arm aims to harness the 1000x lower cost and size of smaller satellites to make history – and make access to space easier.

Professor Iver Cairns, University of Sydney
http://sydney.edu.au/i-inspire-spacecraft/

Prof Cairns has major leadership roles in two University of Sydney spacecraft projects, i-INSPIRE and a subsequent cubesat as part of the European-led QB50 project. He is also a member of the team for NASA's CAPER rocket and ESA's Solar Orbiter.

EVENT DETAILS

Thursday 27 October, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney