Melbourne Space Program

A new semester, a new wave of talent! 🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome our newest members to the Melbourne Space Program, who have just completed their onboarding. With fresh ideas, passion, and ambition, they’re ready to push boundaries in space tech, engineering, and innovation. We can’t wait to see what this team will achieve in the coming months. Stay tuned for exciting updates!

To celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities, Which was on the third of December, we caught up with the amazing Dwayne Fernandes to discuss disability inclusion in the space industry. Dwayne Fernandes

We recently hosted our Annual Showcase as part of Melbourne Connect Innovation Week, bringing together students, alumni, sponsors, and stakeholders. The event kicked off with a warm welcome from our CPO, Mahsa N., and CEO, Sam Hoffmann, setting the stage for an inspiring evening. We were honoured to have Preetham A., founder of Akula Tech and a Melbourne Space Program alumnus, deliver the keynote address, sharing his remarkable journey. A big thanks to Sean O'Rourke from Altium® for his engaging presentation, and to Douglas Koech from LEAP Australia for his invaluable insights into the importance of student projects and learning LEAP software. We truly appreciate your support! A special shoutout to our incredible team leads — Wara Asahara (Animatronic), Victoria Flynn and Keshav Mehra (Acrux), and Long (Alina) Lin (Humanoid) — for their unwavering dedication and hard work. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible! The hard work, passion, and collaboration of the all the teams were truly on display. Looking forward to continuing these partnerships and can’t wait to welcome you to our next showcase! University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Faculty of Science #stem #tech #innovation

At our recent Melbourne Space Program Annual Showcase, we were honoured to have a keynote address from Preetham A., founder of Akula Tech and a Melbourne Space Program alumnus, who shared his journey in launching his startup. We had an insightful presentation from our sponsor, Altium®, whose ongoing support continues to drive innovation in our mission. A big thank you to Sean O'Rourke for the engaging presentation. It was great hearing from Douglas Koech from LEAP Australia—his insights into the importance of student projects and learning LEAP software were invaluable. Your continued support is truly valued! We look forward to our continued partnership and can’t wait to welcome you to our next showcase! University of Melbourne Melbourne Connect Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering

Recently, at Melbourne Space Program, we hosted our Annual Showcase, bringing together students, alumni, sponsors, and stakeholders as part of Melbourne Connect Innovation Week. It was great to help organise and MC the showcase. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible—I'm incredibly proud of what we've accomplished. The hard work, passion, and collaboration of the entire Melbourne Space Program team truly shone through. I couldn't be prouder of everyone involved! Akula Tech Altium® Leap University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Faculty of Science #innovation

Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting Melbourne Space Program Onboarding event for our new recruits. It was incredibly rewarding to facilitate this day and see great connections forming. We also organized a case competition, adding an extra layer of engagement. A big thank you to Maxwell Jones, the team leads and everyone who supported this initiative! 🚀 #space #collaborate

Recently, we had the pleasure of participating in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) Semester 1 Orientation Welcome Celebration held in Melbourne Connect. It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with enthusiastic students, present our projects, and answer questions ranging from the intricacies of launching a satellite in Australia to highlighting our student team's progress on our own satellite project. #engineering #stem #satellite #space

This week, our animatronics team delivered the first completed prototype of the animatronic velociraptor to former Head of Paediatrics at the Royal Children's Hospital and current Head of Melbourne Medical School, Prof Sarath Ranganathan. We have big plans for this project this year, more to come from our awesome team!  We are also currently recruiting, applications closing soon 👇 https://lnkd.in/g7_fG95r