{"id":176273,"date":"2025-09-28T23:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/176273\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T23:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:53:10","slug":"sydney-becomes-cosmic-capital-as-international-astronautical-congress-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/176273\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney becomes cosmic capital as International Astronautical Congress lands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney<\/a> is set to become the cosmic capital these school holidays as the world\u2019s biggest space event lands in the harbour city, complete with astronauts and engineers on a mission to show that space is much more than just a ticket to the moon.<\/p>\n

NSW<\/a> will become the centre of the universe this week as the global space community descends on Sydney for the International Astronautical Congress, dubbed the \u201cSpace Olympics\u201d.<\/p>\n

The massive event will bring over 12,000 visitors, including more than 8000 delegates from 90 different countries, highlighting how space technology impacts life on Earth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt actually impacts on things like how we do farming, how we do emergency services,\u201d organisers explained, emphasising the practical applications of space research.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s<\/a> geography and climate also make it an ideal launchpad for rockets, as the nation carves out its orbit in the global space arena.<\/p>\n

The country is developing Australia\u2019s first lunar rover, named RUVA, which will travel to the moon later this decade.<\/p>\n

The International Convention Centre will open its doors to the public this Friday, offering rare astronaut encounters that are already generating excitement among young visitors.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe International Astronautical Congress arrives as Australia continues to carve out its own niche in the global space arena. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great. It\u2019s important to have these sorts of things. I think they do really inspire young people and get them thinking bigger,\u201d one parent said after meeting Australia\u2019s first female astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, with her daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty years from now, there\u2019ll be a whole generation of young people. They got their first spark here,\u201d added Bennell-Pegg.<\/p>\n

A giant astronaut installation has appeared in Martin Place to mark the occasion, as astronauts from around the world touch down in Sydney \u2014 giving people who have sometimes only seen the city from space a chance to experience it on the ground.<\/p>\n

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