10-12 NOVEMBER 2026 | UNSW CANBERRA CITY CAMPUS, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Australian Space Domain Awareness & Space Traffic Management

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Overview

The Australian Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) Conference, hosted by UNSW Canberra Space, is Australia’s leading forum for researchers, industry, government and defence professionals working to ensure the safe, secure and sustainable use of space. Held over three days, the conference features keynote and panel sessions, oral and poster presentations, and the return of the much-anticipated Great Space Debate. It will explore emerging technologies, capability gaps, policy, regulation, satellite protection, data analytics, space operations and Australia’s role in the global space sector.

Key dates

Conference

10-11 November, 2026 | UNSW Canberra City Campus
12 November 2026 | National Press Club

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About the conference

The Australian Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management Conference brings together key researchers, users, and decision makers from the Australian space sector.

The conference will focus on developing a set of shared priorities and goals among the Australian SDA community to enable Australia to meet the evolving challenge of safely and responsibly operating within the space domain.

The conference will:

  • Showcase new and emerging Australian SDA and STM techniques and technology
  • Collectively identify and prioritize gaps in SDA capability and STM systems
  • Collaboratively define a strategy to exploit Australia’s advantageous location to develop a world class SDA and STM niche
  • Provide a means to benchmark and measure the collective Australian SDA capability each year
  • Provide an inter-disciplinary forum to drive Australian SDA and STM policy and business initiatives
  • Return of the Great Space Debate that will bring together leading voices to discuss a key issue

The conference will run over 3 full days, consisting of talks, workshops and poster sessions with key focus on:  sensors; analysis and data processing; space catalogue modernisation and STM concepts; satellite protection; regulation/policy/ethics (mitigation guidelines); economics/business models to sustain Australian SDA efforts.

Agenda

Day 1 - UNSW Canberra City Campus

Day 2 - UNSW Canberra City Campus

Day 3 - National Press Club

Please note: Agenda details are tentative and subject to change. 

Keynote speakers
David Cresswell
David Cresswell
Founder & CEO
Remix Astronautics
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David Cresswell
David Cresswell

David Cresswell

Founder & CEO
Remix Astronautics

David is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Remix Astronautics, a company developing operational software for Space Domain Awareness, launch, and re-entry operations. His work focuses on turning complex data into practical tools that improve operational planning and decision-making.

David is also a Space Operations Officer with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, serving with No. 62 Squadron, New Zealand’s first dedicated military space operations unit. His background includes multinational SDA operations and collaboration with international and commercial partners. Prior to transitioning into the space domain, David served as a C-130 Loadmaster, deploying on military air mobility operations across a range of operational environments. 

He is now applying that operational air mobility experience to the development of re-entry planning and support systems, bringing established aviation operational principles into the emerging re-entry domain.

Matt Dilkes
Matt Dilkes
Systems Architect
Bluestaq Australia
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Matt Dilkes
Matt Dilkes

Matt Dilkes

Systems Architect
Bluestaq Australia

Matt Dilkes is a space operations professional with Bluestaq Australia and currently supports Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) as a DoK Weapons and Tactics Specialist and Advanced Operator.

His work focuses on operational Space Domain Awareness, including commercial SDA integration, provider engagement, operational analysis, procedure development, training and capability improvement. His experience includes rendezvous and proximity operations, satellite manoeuvre assessment, launch activity, counterspace events, and the development and refinement of operational processes supporting timely and accurate decision-making.

Prior to joining industry, Matt served for 15 years in the Royal Australian Air Force, bringing extensive Defence experience and an operational perspective to his work in the space domain.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours and is completing postgraduate studies in space operations and space engineering. He works across Defence, industry, academia and international partnerships to improve SDA operations and strengthen the integration of commercial capabilities into operational environments.

Kruger White
Kruger White
Researcher
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)
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Kruger White
Kruger White

Kruger White

Researcher
Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)

Kruger White obtained his PhD in experimental physics at the Flinders University of South Australia. He has worked for 30 years in the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) conducting research and development of multi-sensor fusion capabilities in support of various surveillance and tactical systems in the air domain. Since 2020 Kruger has focussed on integration and processing of data and information from multiple sources to support development of Australia's Space Domain Awareness and Space Control capabilities. He works closely with the Australian Space Agency.

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