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: 5 September 2025

Abstracts Accepted: 12 September 2025

Registrations Open: 12 September 2025

Draft Program Release: 17 October 2025

Early-bird Registrations close: 24 October 2025

Conference Start: 24 November 2025

Conference End: 26 November 2025

Explore the diverse range of topics our conference covers

  • 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.

  • Explore how space affects living organisms, from understanding the complexities of human habitability in space to the study of life sciences in extraterrestrial environments.

  • Discover the technological backbone of space exploration, encompassing communications, navigation, space operations, propulsion, and spacecraft design, testing, and operation.

  • Learn about the commercial and economic aspects of space exploration, from space-based industries to the business strategies propelling space ventures.

  • Unearth the past and indigenous perspectives on space with a focus on space archaeology and archaeoastronomy, the study of ancient, indigenous astronomical knowledge.

  • Stay informed about the ever-evolving space environment, including space weather and the tracking and prediction of natural and artificial objects in space.

  • Get to know both current and future Australian space initiatives that aim to push the boundaries of our understanding and capabilities in space.

  • Delve into the legal and international aspects of space exploration, including international relations, space policy, and law.

  • Understand the educational efforts and workforce development initiatives essential for growing and maintaining a thriving space sector.

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.

We are working on providing accommodation options to delegates in the near future.

 

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

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

Sponsors