Today, Senator Lundy released Australia’s Satellite Utilisation Policy at Mt Stromlo Observatory. You can download it from the Space website (space.gov.au) or download it directly from here: http://space.gov.au/Documents/Australias-satellite-utilisation-policy.pdf

The 12th April 1961 was the day when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to launch into space in his Vostok-1. This day is celebrated as Yuri's Night all over the globe. The AYAA Queensland committee along with QUT and ARCAA are hosting a Yuri's Night event on 12th April 2013. Come along for a fun space night which includes:

• Space trivia (with prizes)
• Documentary
• Food and soft drinks

Register your team at ayaa.com.au/yuri, and visit the event page on Facebook.

During the excitment that was the Australian International Airshow at Avalon, AYAA hosted its AGM. The results of that AGM were as follow:

Executive Committee
President - Craig Hattersley
Vice President - Peter Blyton
Secretary - Alexander Bowen-Rotsaert
Treasurer - Mohammad Othman

General Committee
QLD State Rep - Jessica Orr
NSW State Rep - Eren Gorur
VIC State Rep - Shivani Patel
WA State Rep - Akshay Malde
PR Officer - Jack Yeh
Systems Administrator - vacant

At the end of September 2012 three AYAA members were awarded the AYAA-SGC Scholarship to attend the Space Generation Congress (SGC) and International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Naples, Italy. Abhijeet Kumar, Utpreksha Somalwar and Jack Yeh were also given a chance to participate in the International Students Education Board (ISEB) Program during IAC. The 11th SGC meeting in Naples was a very fruitful experience for all three students and they returned with very positive feedback.

We are pleased to announce three winners of the Australian Youth Aerospace Association - Space Generation Advisory Council (AYAA-SGAC) Australian Futures Scholarship! The winners, Utpreksha Somalwar, Jack Yeh and Abhijeet Kumar, will attend this year's Space Generation Congress and International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy.