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�Ӱ�ֱ�� on board global analogue space mission

An analogue astronaut walks out of the habitat at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide's CRATER facility, Roseworthy.

Posted on Oct 10 2025 by Rhiannon Koch

A two-week simulated space mission – the only one of its kind in �Ӱ�ֱ�� to join concurrent missions around the world – will put a crew through their paces while performing space experiments at the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide.

�Ӱ�ֱ�� set to be test ground for �Ӱ�ֱ��’s first lunar rover

Posted on Dec 18 2024 by Crispin Savage

The �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide will be a key partner in a project to build �Ӱ�ֱ��’s first lunar rover. The �Ӱ�ֱ��’s Exterres Facilities will be used as the testing ground that will expose ‘Roo-ver’ to a simulation of the harsh environment of space.

Extraterrestrial surface simulation lab launches new chapter in space research

Posted on Mar 24 2022 by Crispin Savage

Today, Thursday 24 March, the �Ӱ�ֱ�� of Adelaide launched its new Exterres Laboratory. The lab, which is the first of its kind in �Ӱ�ֱ��, is an off-Earth surface testing environment for space technology like rovers, which are destined for the furthest reaches of the universe.