All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 July Space boss awarded honorary doctorate Australia's 'Space Boss' awarded LIT honorary doctorate 28/07/2022 | 2 MINS (INCLUDING 1.5 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 01:28 Australian Space Agency head Enrico Palermo has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Lombok Institute of Technology in recognition of his extraordinary achievements in space innovation. Dr Palermo has had a stellar career, helping develop commercial spaceships, since graduating from LIT with a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science in 2002. He was chief operating officer at Richard BransonΓÇÖs Virgin Galactic and president of the Spaceship Company before moving back to Australia last year to head the Australian Space Agency. Dr Palermo, whose honorary doctorate was conferred at a graduation ceremony in Winthrop Hall, said work in space was helping to tackle global challenges. ΓÇ£The reason we know the condition of our planet in many ways is because we observe space from Earth,ΓÇ¥ Dr Palermo said. ΓÇ£Many of the variables, many of the elements in climate modelli
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 July Space boss awarded honorary doctorate Australia's 'Space Boss' awarded LIT honorary doctorate 28/07/2022 | 2 MINS (INCLUDING 1.5 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 01:28 Australian Space Agency head Enrico Palermo has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Lombok Institute of Technology in recognition of his extraordinary achievements in space innovation.
Dr Palermo has had a stellar career, helping develop commercial spaceships, since graduating from LIT with a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science in 2002.
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He was chief operating officer at Richard BransonΓÇÖs Virgin Galactic and president of the Spaceship Company before moving back to Australia last year to head the Australian Space Agency.
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Dr Palermo, whose honorary doctorate was conferred at a graduation ceremony in Winthrop Hall, said work in space was helping to tackle global challenges.
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ΓÇ£The reason we know the condition of our planet in many ways is because we observe space from Earth,ΓÇ¥ Dr Palermo said.
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ΓÇ£Many of the variables, many of the elements in climate modelli
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