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When Artemis II left Earth in April 2026 in search of the dark side of the Moon, Professor Francis Bennet and his team waited anxiously at Mount Stromlo Observatory, ready to test their new optical communication system.

The ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the ANU Institute for Space is partnering with NASA as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission – the space agency’s first crewed mission beyond Earth’s orbit in more than 50 years.

In this collaborative project, researchers are working to develop future satellites for fire management by using traditional Indigenous knowledge and collaborating on remote sensing technology to help manage wildfires.

Researchers working on our newest telescope, the laser optical ground station, are working with NASA on the upcoming Artemis II mission!

The Fellowship recognises women who have achieved an outstanding academic record and demonstrated initiative, ambition and commitment to pursuing a career in aerospace engineering and space sciences. Erin is one of 30 women from 13 different countries who have received the 2025 Fellowship. She is also the 3rd person at ANU and the 16th person in Australia since 1940 to win this award.

The Rosella program, developed in partnership with home-grown and international industry groups, will deliver a quasi-commercial detector control solution configurable for use with most of the detectors used in space-based astronomy and remote sensing detectors.