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University of Melbourne: Lift-Off SpIRIT Nanosatellite Launches Aboard SpaceX Rocket
December 02, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 2 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news:

The University of Melbourne and the Italian Space Agency have announced the successful launch of SpIRIT, a landmark nanosatellite mission supported by the Australian Space Agency.

The Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal nanosatellite (SpIRIT for short) lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on 2 December 2023 at 05:19am (AEDT . . .

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