Meet our 40 Under 40: Transforming space education
For the next two weeks, InDaily will take a closer look at some of the 2025 40 Under 40. Today, meet the winner of the Emerging Industries Award.
Edward Robinson was just 18 when he founded Robinson Aerospace Systems: an education company with a mission to “inspire students to pursue careers in space and STEM”.
He was “frustrated with the long-outdated textbook style learning” that he’d experienced after graduating from high school in 2021.
Robinson Aerospace Systems provides hands-on skills with tools such as the RASCube – “a flatpack educational satellite, enabling school students to build a replica satellite”.
With a mission to make STEM education more memorable and informative, the RASCube brings space into the classroom through data collection, allowing students to do experiments and analyse the results.
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The young entrepreneur also recently sent a micro satellite up into space on board a SpaceX shuttle, something Piper Alderman partner Jonathan Dodd said helped Robinson clinch the Emerging Industries Award.
“Edward stood out as motivated to fix a problem he experienced himself – he clearly has real drive, and his business idea will help inspire others to grow the space industry in SA,” Dodd said.
“Edward started his business basically straight out of school, and he’s pushing it.”
Robinson joined a cohort of 39 other young South Australian leaders at a gala dinner in June.
Read all about the 2025 40 Under 40 here.
