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Almost half of all the individual finalists at this year’s Australian Space Awards are female.
In total, more than 150 finalists have been chosen to compete across 22 individual and group categories, following the largest number of submissions in the event’s history.
The Australian Space Awards, supported by principal partner KBR, is organised by Australian Aviation’s sister brand, Space Connect. This year’s black-tie gala ceremony is on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, at the ICC in Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.
Organisations given the nod in 2023 include pioneering “spaceplane” business Hypersonix Launch Systems, global prime Lockheed Martin and rocket manufacturing firm Black Sky Aerospace.
Individual finalists, meanwhile, include AROSE’s Michelle Keegan, the Australian Space Agency’s Anntonette Dailey, and Nominal Systems’ Christopher Capon.
In total, almost half of all individual nominees are women, including 10 nominees in the Female Space Leader of the Year category.
Other women in the list include KBR’s Lauren Hassall in the Engineer of the Year category, Nova Systems’ Sarah Cannard in the Executive of the Year category, and NewSpace2060’s Helen Tung in the Mentor of the Year category.
The highest-scoring individual winner will receive this year’s coveted Excellence Award.
Last year, this prize went to serial award winner Karu Esselle — distinguished professor in electromagnetic and antenna engineering at UTS – after being named Academic of the Year.
Now in its fourth year, the Australian Space Awards is the benchmark for excellence in the emerging field of space and celebrate businesses and professionals who have contributed to the development of Australia’s space economy.
The ceremony will also follow the Australian Space Summit, which features 15 female leaders in the space industry.
They will provide insights across a wide range of topics, including Australia’s role in furthering space exploration, developing a diverse space industry, space and the hypersonic technology arms race, the role of space in creating a safe and sustainable universe, and how to dissolve barriers to inspire more women and girls to choose STEM careers.
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Click here to view the list of award categories.
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For more information about the Australian Space Awards 2023, click here.
