The Australasian Space Awards recognise excellence across the full breadth of Australia’s space industry — from emerging professionals and researchers to established organisations delivering sovereign, commercial, scientific and technical outcomes.
This award recognises any degree-qualified engineer at any career level and at any age who has demonstrated a commitment to excelling in the space industry and is on a rapid career trajectory, with their work central to the commercial success, growth, or development of their organisation.
All industry executives who hold a senior position such as CEO, CFO, COO, managing director, executive director, or equivalent title are encouraged to apply.
All executives who hold a leadership position in an academic institution are encouraged to apply.
This award recognises a female leader in space who has most effectively shaped their industries of Australia and New Zealand and their capabilities.
It is open to all female professionals who hold a management/leadership position in a business, organisation or institution that supports space and the space research industry.
It is open to all female professionals who hold a management/leadership position in a business, organisation or institution that supports space and the space research industry.
This award recognises the graduate who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to building a successful career in the space industry.
All types of innovation will be considered, whether related to service excellence, product, systems and platform development, business development, technology, workplace management and enterprise, or any other style of innovation.
This award recognises a community member who has made a significant contribution to training and advising space entrepreneurs on a pro bono or commercial basis.
It is open to any individual at any career level and any age who has demonstrated a commitment to excelling professionally in the space industry and is on a rapid career trajectory, and has made a positive contribution to the space industry.
This award recognises the scientist who has delivered outstanding work for their organisation or institution participation in the space industry.
This award recognises all academic research teams, no matter their specialisation, operating across domains such as telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport, and all other space-related disciplines.
This award recognises outstanding Australian-controlled space capabilities that strengthen domestic autonomy, resilience and supply-chain depth.
This award recognises all large space businesses, no matter their specialisation, operating across domains such as agriculture, launch, observation, research and development, telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport, and all other space-related disciplines.
This award recognises all space SMEs, no matter their specialisation, such as agriculture, launch, observation, research and development, telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport, and all other space-related disciplines.
All types of innovation will be considered, whether related to service excellence, product, systems and platform development, business development, technology, workplace management and enterprise or any other style of innovation.
This award recognises all defence-related businesses, no matter their specialisation, such as telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport and all other space-related disciplines.
This award is open to all programs/initiatives that have helped drive diversity and inclusive practices within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand, regardless of sector or specialisation, so long as the outcomes of the program have generated a positive impact.
This award is open to all programs that are focused on Earth observation and operate within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand.
This award recognises all space manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering businesses, no matter their specialisation, operating across domains such as agriculture, launch, observation, research and development, telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport, and all other space-related disciplines.
This award recognises outstanding ground infrastructure, mission control, communications, tracking, data reception and satellite operations.
It includes all Indigenous businesses operating within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand, no matter the specialisation, such as OEMs, major platforms and equipment providers, outsourcing and supply chain management organisations, R&D, engineering, advanced manufacturing technologies, energy, software, procurement, and other related space businesses.
This award is open to all programs/initiatives that have helped to drive Indigenous engagement and involvement within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand, regardless of sector or specialisation, so long as the outcomes of the program have generated a positive impact on the space industries of Australia and New Zealand.
This award recognises all launch businesses, no matter their specialisation, such as OEMs, major platforms and equipment providers, outsourcing and supply chain management organisations, R&D, engineering, advanced manufacturing technologies, energy, software, procurement and other related space businesses.
This award recognises outstanding research, development and practical applications of microgravity processes, in-orbit production, assembly and manufacturing.
This award recognises outstanding New Zealand-controlled space capabilities that strengthen national autonomy, resilience and the domestic space ecosystem.
This award recognises a research and development project or initiative that has the potential to progress our industry.
This award recognises outstanding partnerships between industry, research, government or international organisations that deliver substantive space-sector outcomes.
This award recognises outstanding commercialisation of Australian and New Zealand space technologies, products and services, including market entry, customer adoption, export growth and international contracts.
This award recognises outstanding missions, technologies and operational systems supporting space exploration, robotic autonomy and remote operations.
This award recognises outstanding innovation in satellite systems, spacecraft platforms, payloads, subsystems and enabling technologies.
This award recognises outstanding solutions that improve the security, resilience and continuity of space assets, infrastructure and services.
This award is open to all programs that focus on developing and/or maintaining space situational awareness within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand.
This award recognises outstanding initiatives that improve the long-term environmental and operational sustainability of space activity.
This award recognises all space start-ups, no matter their specialisation, operating across domains such as agriculture, launch, observation, research and development, telecommunications, satellite, energy, mining, transport and all other space-related disciplines.
This award recognises outstanding dependable, secure and verifiable space-enabled services delivered to customers and critical users.
This award recognises all universities supporting the space industry through undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels.
This award is open to all programs/initiatives that have helped drive workforce development and sustainment within the space industries of Australia and New Zealand, regardless of sector or specialisation, so long as the outcomes of the program have generated a positive impact.