Australian CubeSat ACRUX-1 in Low Earth Orbit!

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Written By Josh Keegan

The launch of Rocket Lab’s Make It Rain which happened on the 29 June 2019. It was the seventh launch of their Electron Rocket successfully delivering multiple cubesats to low Earth orbit further proving the reliability of one of the newest launch vehicles in the market. On board was an AUSTRALIAN MADE cubesat proving the capability of students from the Melbourne Space Program!!! My interview was with Steven Despotellis and Johanna Rigby, both who worked on ACRUX-1 and proving the capability in the Australian Space Industry by STUDENTS! Both Steven and Johanna were on Working-from-Home as part of the COVID-19 restrictions, prompting a new sub-series of The Space Down Under LOCKDOWN.

Josh Keegan

Josh Keegan is the Owner/Director of Keegan Consulting Group working with highly skilled industry professionals to drive benefits realisation for all organisations within any project. Keegan Consulting Group has provided a broad range consulting services, drawing on individual skills and abilities to drive focused outcomes. We believe the fundamental underlying basics are the same just the overarching rules and legislative requirements governing each industry differ. As experts in managing complexity, our consultants have delivered a number of projects all within heavily regulated environments. We are able to easily handle, understand and successfully communicate and interpret local, state and national Australian government legislation to our clients. We like to give each client the option of letting us go at any stage. When this happens, we share our knowledge offering the option to train staff giving them the skills allowing each client to venture down the road of “doing it for themselves”.

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