Campbell Pegg

Director, Space
South Australian Space Industry Centre

Campbell Pegg joined SASIC as Director, Space in April 2025, and is responsible for supporting the development of South Australia’s space ecosystem, leading industry and economic development activities for the state and guiding the development of South Australia’s space sector strategy.

With a distinguished career spanning over 15 years across five countries, Campbell has played a critical role in numerous international and national space missions. He has held leadership positions across government, commercial and startup sectors, combining deep technical expertise in spacecraft engineering with strategic insight into policy business development, and cross-sector collaboration.

Prior to joining SASIC, Campbell was Assistant Director for Satellite Engineering at Optus, and he has also held leadership positions at Fleet Space Technologies, and at the Australian Space Agency as Program Manager for the Moon to Mars Initiative.

Campbell’s international experience includes 12 years abroad, including at Airbus Defence and Space in Germany where he was technical manager for the European Service Module of the Orion program, supporting NASA’s efforts to return humans to the moon.

He holds four degrees including a Bachelor of Engineering (First-Class Honours) in Aeronautical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Advanced Physics and Mathematics from the University of Sydney. He furthered his expertise with a Master of Science in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University (UK) and a Master of Science in Space Technology from Luleå Technical University (Sweden).