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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Dear colleagues,<span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">A colleague of mine at UNSW Canberra (Duncan Blake,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:duncan.blake@unsw.edu.au" title="mailto:duncan.blake@unsw.edu.au">duncan.blake@unsw.edu.au</a>) is
part of the newly formed Workshops on the Regulation of Space Activities and Technologies (WRegSAT) initiative. This Australian programme "represents a groundbreaking initiative at the forefront of space governance research".<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black">In
their first series in 2025 they are undertaking a comprehensive Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the regulatory framework for space activities and technologies and their review encompasses astronomy.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">For
more information on WRegSAT, please visit ,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JV_GC0YKPvirBEr0qCwfoT9-dxg?domain=spacegovcentre.org" title="https://www.spacegovcentre.org/copy-of-our-research">https://www.spacegovcentre.org/copy-of-our-research</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">My colleague is interested to get in touch with an
<b>Australia-based astronomer(s) who has(ve) had to deal with/been impacted </b></span><b><span style="color:black">by the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>space-specific regulatory measures</span></b><span style="color:black">. I know many of you
are involved in space programmes. Is that you? If so, <b>please contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Duncan<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>directly</b> on
</span><span style="color:#212121">the email provided above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Cheers, Caro...</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Dr Caroline Foster (She/Her)<br>
ARC Future Fellow, Scientia Senior Lecturer<br>
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School of Physics, Faculty of Science<br>
Room 129, Level 1, Old Main Building<br>
UNSW Sydney 2052<br>
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E: </span><a href="mailto:c.foster@unsw.edu.au" title="mailto:c.foster@unsw.edu.au"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">c.foster@unsw.edu.au</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
T: +61 2 9348 0982, M: +61 4 3045 3532 <br>
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<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/N3CoCgZ0N1iYygY5Ouoh1T4IOc8?domain=research.unsw.edu.au" title="https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-caroline-foster"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-caroline-foster</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Office days: Tuesday-Friday; Working remotely: Monday</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">“[…] it is astronomy which has made us a soul capable of comprehending nature; that under heavens always overcast and starless,
the earth itself would have been for us eternally unintelligible; that we should there have seen only caprice and disorder […]”. – Henry Pointcaré in <i>The value of Science</i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Note: I am neurodivergent with a need for clarity, specifics and context. My natural communication style is direct and honest, and my intentions are not
to seem rude or abrupt. If you are unsure about my meaning, please know that I care and let's discuss. I find </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/xRinCjZ1N7iym6y1Ku5iBTm2Jnh?domain=laconciergepsychologist.com/" title="https://laconciergepsychologist.com/blog/autism-communication/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">this
resource</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"> helpful. </span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hLvvCk81N9tqBLq38I9syTGLlsD?domain=neurodivergentinsights.com" title="https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/the-double-empathy-problem"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Here</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">’s
another good one for those keen to deep dive into the history and science.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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