Join us for the March 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 March 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the February 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 February 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the January 2026 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 26 January 2026 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the final meetup of 2025: the Space Association of Australia social night – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 8 December 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: Feel free to bring along a space-related item, book or story to share on the night. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

DAVID COOPER MEMORIAL LECTURE 2025: A decade of training and learning in the Himalayas for the Mars Society Australia with Dr Siddharth Pandey — A Vision for Australia-India Collaboration in Outer Space. As a special event of the Space Association of Australia, please join us on Monday, 24 November for the Australian Space Research Conference public lecture by Dr Siddarth Pandey of the Mars Society Australia — all welcome. The 24th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC) will be held in Melbourne at Monash University (CBD Campus), from 24-26 November 2025. The conference is organised by the National Space Society of Australia, Mars Society Australia, and members of the Australian space research community. Date: Monday, 24 November 2025 Time: 7:00 PM AEDT (doors open at 6:30 PM) Venue: Main Auditorium Level 2, Monash University City Campus, 750 Collins Street, Docklands Details of the presentation: https://www.nssa.com.au/s/DCML-2025-flyer-SP-9rf7.pdf Book free tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/david-cooper-memorial-lecture-2025-tickets-1957398344139

Join us for the November 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 — (NOTE: This is a Tuesday, not a Monday!) Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the October 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 27 October 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the September 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 22 September 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the August 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 25 August 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the July 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 28 July 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the June 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 23 June 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Space Association of Australia Inc. (Registration No. A0000295B).  The 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members of the Space Association of Australia (the Association), will be held in the private dining room on the ground floor of the Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, Victoria, on Monday, 26 May 2025 from 7.15 pm (AEST). Financial members of the Association are entitled to vote in the AGM and nominate to stand for election to the Committee at that meeting. The May Public Meetup will follow the AGM. Meal Time: 6:30 - 7:15 pm AEST Annual General Meeting: 7:15 - 8:00 pm AEST May Public Meetup: 8:00 - 9:15 pm AEST If you are unable to attend the 2025 Annual General Meeting in person, please register to join us remotely via Zoom here: Non-members, please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the May 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia (including the 2025 Annual General Meeting) – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 26 May 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here.

Join us for the April 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (Note: new day/date) Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEST Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g., scanning driver's licence) when entering the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below:

Join us for the March 2025 meetup of the Space Association of Australia – all welcome!  Date: Monday, 24 March 2025 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm AEDT Venue: Bentleigh RSL, 538 Centre Road, Bentleigh, VIC Note: This is an in-person event taking place in Melbourne only, there will be no live stream. The usual RSL sign-in rules apply (e.g. scan driver's licence) to enter the venue. There is off-street car parking behind the RSL building — enter from Arthur Street. The entry from the car park is for members only. The public entry is from Centre Road. Alternate off-street parking may be found in front of the Woolworths next door — enter from Centre Road, or behind the Bentleigh Library — enter from Jasper Road. The Bentleigh RSL is a few hundred metres east of Bentleigh Station on the Frankston Line. Also, smart buses run along Centre Road. Download the bistro and gluten-free menus from here. Please RSVP for the night by booking a free ticket below: