From Vegemite Rockets to Space Robots (IAC 2025)

I went to IAC 2025 thinking it would be a normal space conference. It was not. Within five days I saw a jar of Vegemite that literally went on a rocket, got trapped in an elevator with a disco ball and music, had my AstroBoy shirt turned into art by an astro artist, and accidentally ended up interviewing some of the biggest brains in the space industry.

They shut down an entire street in Sydney for opening night, I climbed through the CSIRO mobile command station like an excited child, met lunar rover designers, and spoke to RMIT students who casually launched a cubesat into orbit.

This was the wildest event I’ve ever been to — and I was NOT prepared.

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Organisations

Open Cosmos - https://www.open-cosmos.com/
CSIRO - https://www.csiro.au/en/
Australian Astronomical Optics - https://aao.org.au/
NH Micro - https://www.nhmicro.com/
Southern Launch Space - https://www.southernlaunch.space/
Australian Space Agency - https://www.space.gov.au/
Gilmour Space - https://www.gspace.com/
Stella Engineering - https://stellaengineering.com.au/
Astrea Technologies - https://astrea.com.au/
RMIT University - https://www.rmit.edu.au/
Mawson Rovers - https://mawsonrovers.com/

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/mxIYTAsMOP0

I went to IAC 2025 and accidentally had the wildest week of my life. Vegemite rockets, disco elevators, space robots, street parties, astro art and interviewing genius humans. I was NOT prepared. 🚀🛰️ #IAC2025 #Space

https://youtu.be/1CSjYVTwrW4

I am wondering if it was legal for Sean Duffy to have this meeting given the United States government shutdown.

But it is not DLR's job to litigate that.

QT ‪German Space Agency at DLR ‪@dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social‬
2025 October 2

The global space community is currently meeting in Sydney for the #IAC2025.
@dlr-de.bsky.social and @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social are also on site. ....

A meeting with NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. Credit: NASA

https://bsky.app/profile/dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social/post/3m27rxybh5k2y