Ed Kruzins is a professor at both UNSW and the University of Adelaide, where he teaches space communication and tracking.
He\u2019s probably best known for his nine-year role as a director of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
It\u2019s the iconic site, run in conjunction with NASA, which houses enormous antennas that receive or transmit data to robotic spacecraft exploring our solar system.
In this podcast, he discusses how the complex operates,\xa0his experience\xa0working with NASA and the evolution of Australia\u2019s space industry.