Australian Space Research Conference
Broaden Our Horizons: Melbourne, November 24-26, 2025
About the Conference
ASRC2024
The 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) will be held in Melbourne at Monash University (CBD Campus) over November 24 to 26, 2025. It is planned as a 3 day conference.
This conference is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community with a heritage of organising 16 successful ASRC meetings to date.
The ASRC is the primary annual meeting for Australian space research. It welcomes researchers, engineers, educators, business and policy, and other workers from across the university, industry and government parts of the space sector, and is not limited to Australian-based research. International participants are most welcome.
Student prizes will be awarded to the most outstanding oral presentations in several categories (e.g. HDR, UG). Winners are announced and presented with their prize at the end of the conference.
A female Early Career Researcher award is also presented to recognise professional achievement in space science and promotion of STEM diversity and inclusion.
Following the conference, attendees will have the option to submit papers on their presentations for the peer-reviewed proceedings of the meeting. Those proceedings will be published with an ISBN. Previous proceedings may be located at URL: https://www.nssa.com.au/asrc-proceedings
Abstracts Opening: 5 August 2025
Abstracts Close: 19 September 2025
Registrations Open: 22 September 2025
Draft Program Release: 20 October 2025
Early-bird Registrations close: 27 October 2025
Conference written papers due: 21 November 2025.
Conference Start: 24 November 2025
Conference Dinner: 25 November 2025
Conference End: 26 November 2025
Explore the diverse range of topics our conference covers
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Delve into the universe's mysteries through topics like space and atmospheric physics, Earth observation and remote sensing, planetary sciences, astrobiology, and space-based astronomy and astrophysics.
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Explore how space affects living organisms, from understanding the complexities of human habitability in space to the study of life sciences in extraterrestrial environments.
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Discover the technological backbone of space exploration, encompassing communications, navigation, space operations, propulsion, and spacecraft design, testing, and operation.
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Learn about the commercial and economic aspects of space exploration, from space-based industries to the business strategies propelling space ventures.
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Unearth the past and indigenous perspectives on space with a focus on space archaeology and archaeoastronomy, the study of ancient, indigenous astronomical knowledge.
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Stay informed about the ever-evolving space environment, including space weather and the tracking and prediction of natural and artificial objects in space.
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Get to know both current and future Australian space initiatives that aim to push the boundaries of our understanding and capabilities in space.
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Delve into the legal and international aspects of space exploration, including international relations, space policy, and law.
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Understand the educational efforts and workforce development initiatives essential for growing and maintaining a thriving space sector.
The conference currently has the following confirmed plenary/invited speakers:
- Professor Larry James – Monash University / SmartSat CRC,
- Dr Alex Held – CSIRO,
- Dr Xueliang Bai - University of Sydney,
- A/Professor Airlie Chapman – University of Melbourne,
- Dr Alina Donea – Monash University,
- Dr Douglas Griffin – Skykraft,
- Professor Jonathan Horner - University of Southern Queensland,
- Professor Patrick Humbert – La Trobe University,
- Professor Allison Kealy - Swinburne University
Conference Program
The draft conference program is now ready to review here.
We contacted corresponding authors on the abstracts status in program now. If have not received an email please contact our secretariat.
Presentations
Oral Presentations: Plenary or Invited presentations are 30 minutes in length. Normal oral presentation are capped at 15 minutes. All presenters should allow time for Q&A with other delegates. 2 minutes for normal presenters and up to 5 minutes for plenary/invited presenters.
Poster Presentations: Posters may be maximum of A1 size in either landscape or portrait orientation. Presentation timing is still TBA – but usually is in a special afternoon session.
Conference Papers
We are also accepting full papers to be included in the conference proceedings which will be published in mid 2026. (This is optional for delegates).
These will be peer reviewed with a current submission deadline of Friday November 21, 2025. A sample format of the paper can be found here.
Instructions on how to submit these are available from the conference secretariat shortly.
Conference Activities
Monday November 24:
Public talk by Dr Siddarth Pandey from Mars Society Australia . All welcome.
7:00pm at the conference venue. Doors open at 6:30pm
Tuesday November 25:
Conference Dinner at Berth Restaurant located near at Docklands Quay.
Start-time: 6:30pm doors open for 6:45pm start.
Dress: Business Casual.
3 course meal set at $100 per person (drinks are extra).
Limited spaces. More about the venue here. Views of the seating and the city skyline here from restaurant.
Thursday November 27:
A private tour of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) at Strathmore College is now available. Operates between 11am to 1pm. Limited numbers with a separate RSVP email to follow to delegates around October 14. Attendees will need to get their own transport there but a railway station is within easy walking distance on the centre.
Registrations
Student delegates enjoy a reduced rate registration. Please complete the attached form when you register please and email it to secretariat.
Transport and Accommodation
The Melbourne CBD is close-by to the Monash University City Campus. It is located within 400 meters walk to Southern Cross railway station. General directions to the campus may be found here.
Suggested nearby accommodation options are may be found here.
The University campus has a tram stop nearby which falls in the Free CBD travel Zone.
A map showing the overall CBD tram network is available to download here.
Location
Monash University City Campus
750 Collins street
Docklands, VIC, 3008
Organising Committee
Cheryl Brown, Secretariat
Iver Cairns, Conference Co-Chair, University of Sydney
Rowena Christiansen, Mars Society Australia
Guifre’ Molera Calves, University of Tasmania
Jack Dwyer, National Space Society of Australia
Trevor Harris, University of Adelaide
Patrick Humbert, La Trobe University
Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland
Li Qiao, Chair - Program Committee, UNSW Canberra
Wayne Short, Conference Co-Chair, President, NSSA
Inquiries
General Inquiries:
asrcconference@nssa.com.au
phone: +61 411 296 541
Abstracts:
asrc-abstracts@nssa.com.au
Registrations:
asrcsecretariat@nssa.com.au
