The SpIRIT nanosatellite lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on December 1, 2023 at 05:19am. Picture: Supplied / UniMelb

Melbourne uni launches nanosatellite into space

By: Erin Morley in Technology, Top Stories December 6, 2023 0

The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) launched a nanosatellite into space last Saturday, in partnership with the Italian Space Agency, which is carrying an X-ray detector that will search for gamma rays among the stars.

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