The sixth annual Australian Space Awards was held tonight (Wednesday, 28 May) at Ilumina in Sydney in the presence of Australia’s space community.
The awards program recognises the leading professionals and businesses driving change across Australia’s space sector. It acknowledges the depth of talent across all space stakeholders to spotlight the achievements of the nation’s top innovators.
Click here to view the full list of winners.
A total of 29 winners were chosen out of over 160 finalists this year, including academics, engineers, female space leaders, scientists, innovators and rising stars.
This year’s Excellence Award was given to Darin Lovett of University of Southern Queensland - iLAuNCH Trailblazer, who also took home the Executive of the Year award earlier in the evening.
Other individual winners included representatives from Space Machines Company, Deneb Space, Lunar Outpost Oceania, and University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Companies walking away with trophies in the group categories included CSIRO, Southern Launch, Australian National University (Institute for Space - InSpace), and New Frontier Technologies.
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During this pivotal time in the industry, winning one of the coveted Australian Space Awards is a desirable accolade providing individuals and businesses national recognition for their contributions to driving the Australian space industry forward.
The awards ceremony also provided attendees the opportunity to network across the full spectrum of the space industry while celebrating outstanding achievement of leaders, peers and rising stars.
Australian comedian, Mark Humphries, assumed emcee duties and provided laughter and entertainment throughout the evening.
The Australian Space Awards has become the benchmark for excellence in Australia’s growing space industry, celebrating the contributions of the sector’s best and brightest who are propelling industry to new heights.
This year’s winners were selected using a robust judging criteria that is both quantitative and qualitative, acknowledging growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence and contribution to Australia’s space sector.
“This year has been a real turning point for Australia’s space industry, where many of our biggest plans have become reality,” said Space Connect’s editor, Adam Thorn. I would like to congratulate all the winners and those shortlisted tonight.”
Click here to view the full list of winners.
For more information about the awards program, click here.
Adam Thorn
Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 prestigious media brands in the UK and Australia. Since 2005, his varied career has included stints as a reporter, copy editor, feature writer and editor for publications as diverse as Fleet Street newspaper The Sunday Times, fashion bible Jones, media and marketing website Mumbrella as well as lifestyle magazines such as GQ, Woman’s Weekly, Men’s Health and Loaded. He joined Momentum Media in early 2020 and currently writes for Australian Aviation and World of Aviation.
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