{"id":183552,"date":"2025-10-01T22:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183552\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:22:09","slug":"adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183552\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide space spider hits global conference before taking SA student\u2019s artwork to the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon\/&amp;t=Adelaide space spider hits global conference before taking SA student\u2019s artwork to the moon', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Adelaide space spider hits global conference before taking SA student\u2019s artwork to the moon -&amp;url=https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon\/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;\" title=\"Tweet This Post\"><\/p>\n<p>Tweet<\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Adelaide space spider hits global conference before taking SA student\u2019s artwork to the moon https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon\/&amp;media=https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fleet-Space_SPIDER-Image-1000x600.png&amp;description=Adelaide space spider hits global conference before taking SA student\u2019s artwork to the moon', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;\" title=\"Pin This Post\"><\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#ba85c9cfd8d0dfd9ce87fbdedfd6dbd3dedf9ac9cadbd9df9ac9cad3dedfc89ad2d3cec99addd6d5d8dbd69ad9d5d4dcdfc8dfd4d9df9ad8dfdcd5c8df9acedbd1d3d4dd9ae9fb9ac9cecfdedfd4ce583a23c99adbc8cecdd5c8d19aced59aced2df9ad7d5d5d49cdbd7ca81f8f5fee387f39adcd5cfd4de9aced2d3c99adbc8ced3d9d6df9ad3d4cedfc8dfc9ced3d4dd9adbd4de9aced2d5cfddd2ce9ad5dc9ac9d2dbc8d3d4dd9ad3ce9acdd3ced29ac3d5cf949af9d2dfd9d19ad3ce9ad5cfce809ad2cececac9809595ddd6dbd7dbdedfd6dbd3dedf94d9d5d794dbcf95dbdedfd6dbd3dedf97c9cadbd9df97c9cad3dedfc897d2d3cec997ddd6d5d8dbd697d9d5d4dcdfc8dfd4d9df97d8dfdcd5c8df97cedbd1d3d4dd97c9db97c9cecfdedfd4cec997dbc8cecdd5c8d197ced597ced2df97d7d5d5d495\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Email<\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glamadelaide.com.au\/adelaide-space-spider-hits-global-conference-before-taking-sa-students-artwork-to-the-moon\/#respond\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Fleet Space Technologies, an innovative space company based in Adelaide, launched a competition that would have one entrant cement their design on a piece of space equipment travelling to the moon.<\/p>\n<p>The winning design, by South Australian student Vatsal Jigneshkumar Thakkar, has since been 3D printed onto the shell of Fleet Space\u2019s innovative SPIDER device, which stands for \u2018Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration, and Research.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Vatsal\u2019s design features biology, chemistry, and astronomy motifs, and now neatly adorns one side of the SPIDER device.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Winning-Design-Land-Your-Design-on-the-Moon-Fleet-Space.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650744 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The design is set to reach the Moon\u2019s South Pole in 2026 as part of Firefly Aerospace\u2019s Blue Ghost Mission 2. The device will gather seismic data to help scientists understand the lunar surface and search for ice deposits, a key resource for future exploration. The mission will survey the asteroid Apophis when it comes as close as 32,000km from the Earth\u2019s surface in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The SPIDER device will travel to the Moon aboard Firefly\u2019s two-stage spacecraft. The Elytra orbital vehicle will deploy the Blue Ghost lander into lunar orbit, and the lander will then deliver SPIDER to the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p>Fleet Space revealed the news and officially unveiled the SPIDER as it marked its 10th anniversary with the opening of a new 5,300 square metre global headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility at Adelaide Airport\u2019s Catalyst Park. The milestone was celebrated during the company\u2019s inaugural Horizon Global Summit, which gathers international leaders in space, resources and technology.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1108\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fleet-Space-Global-Headquarters.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650741 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fleet-Space-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650740 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>While the event focused on Fleet Space\u2019s global collaborations, including its work with NASA, it was Vatsal\u2019s achievement that connected the celebrations back to South Australia. As part of his prize, Vatsal and his school each received a custom model SPIDER featuring his design, and he and 20 guests get a tour of Fleet\u2019s new headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>So as the SPIDER prepares to blast off, we\u2019ll be looking on, knowing Adelaide is about to place a piece of space history on the moon.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4oiGqhd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758445031_257_1.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Share Tweet Share Share Email In 2023, Fleet Space Technologies, an innovative space company based in Adelaide, launched&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,952,117383,128,80987],"class_list":{"0":"post-183552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-featured","11":"tag-fleet-space-technologies","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-spider"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}