This is the first time I took The Space Down Under live! I was joined by my new co-host - Mark Steven - and we reflected on how much closer Australia came in 2020 to reaching orbit!!!

In this very special focus on Mars, I got a chance to speak with Jon Clarke the President of the Mars Society Australia.

Yep. You heard right.

We have our very own Mars society, unique to Australia linked to the larger Mars Society and part of a world-wide group of associations - all founded by Robert Zubrin in 1997. The Mars Society has links to almost every space agency in the world and boasts one of the most iconic members - Elon Musk.

In May 2020, I was invited to a launch party during COVID-19 lockdown with Australia’s very own Space Family - Australia Space Launch.

Together we watched the Demo 2 Mission carry NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station in the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011.

In September 2020, I interviewed Nick Green the CEO of PFi Aerospace.

This is the extended interview originally played for the Space Association of Australia September 2020 meeting.

Vienna is a medical student and aspiring space doctor who is seeking to push the boundaries of space medicine studying the impacts of artificial gravity on space travel. She is a well versed speaker, space fashion icon and is an advocate of STEM. Vienna is inspiring the next generation getting them excited about how they too can get involved in the burgeoning Australian space industry.