Dr Kelly Fast is the space agency’s acting NASA Planetary Defense officer and will explain the technologies being created to help avoid an Armageddon-style event.
The ambitious system, designed to unite civil and military air traffic control across Australia, was originally conceived after a 2009 national aviation white paper but was later added as a ‘project of concern’ in 2017.
From December, Qantas will operate non-stop A330-200 services from Perth to Auckland and Johannesburg, adding more than 155,000 seats per year and bolstering the airport’s role as the Flying Kangaroo’s western hub.
Dr Kelly Fast is the space agency’s acting NASA Planetary Defense officer and will explain the technologies being created to help avoid an Armageddon-style event.