Recent high-profile space missions mean there's never been more interest in aerospace technology and it's an ideal opportunity to get more young people involved, says Greek Australian honours student Andreas Antoniades.
But the drawing power of spectacles like the Pluto fly-by and the Rosetta comet landing are just half of the equation. Antoniades believes the prohibitive cost of space technology is restricting the nation's ability to educate and inspire its youth to pursue careers in the field.
In his final year of a combined Bachelor of Engineering and Business degree at the University of Newcastle, his start-up, Obelisk Systems, is developing new ProtoSAT technology that aims to remove this educational barrier to entry.
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