Simon DriverSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Simon Driver Why It's Time for Australia to Launch its Own Space Agency By Simon Driver published 18 February 17 Launches & Spacecraft Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction2NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements3Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 20254Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)5Iconic Sombrero Galaxy shines in reprocessed Hubble Telescope view (image)