ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Rover Challenge and Laboratory Unveiling: Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources
ISER is proud to support Associate Professor John Culton, Director of the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources, and his team, who have had an exciting month with the opening of the new Exterres laboratory, and hosting of the second ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Rover Challenge (ARCh), both at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide:
On Thursday 24 March, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide launched its new Exterres Laboratory. The lab, which is the first of its kind in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, is an off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology like rovers, which are destined for the furthest reaches of the universe. ReadÌýthis articleÌýin the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Newsroom for further details of the new laboratory.
From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 March the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Maths Lawns on North Terrace campus were transformed into a lunar landscape for the 2nd ARCh challenge, with sandy loam, rocks, craters, a life-sized space lander, solar panel arrays and other space props. Read more about the competition in this ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Newsroom article.