The Australian Space Agency coordinates civil space matters across government and supports the growth and transformation of Australia’s space industry.

Australian Space Agency

GPO Box 2013, Canberra, 

Australian Capital Territory 2601.

Australian Space Discovery Centre

Ground floor, McEwin Building (Lot Fourteen),

364-370 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.

General

Within Australia – 1800 497 182 | +61 2 6276 1166  

9 am – 5.30 pm Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Monday-Friday (excluding public holidays)

Media and communications

Within Australia – 08 8406 4798.

9 am – 5.30 pm Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Monday-Friday (excluding public holidays)

Latest news from Australia’s space sector

Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen at the at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.

Australia to support humanity’s historic return to the Moon

NEWS • National capability

2 April 2026

Australia is ready to make its mark as part of NASA’s history-defining Artemis Program.

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TEMPOSpace PFM testing_PhotoCredit_QuantX Labs

Perfect timing: Aussie quantum clock innovation becomes a world-first capability

NEWS • National capability

31 March 2026

QuantX Labs launched an optical frequency comb to space — advancing its TEMPO.Space optical atomic clock. This technology is backed by an Australian Space Agency program.

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Australian-Rover-Challenge-2026-winner-UQ-Space

UQ Space wins 2026 Australian Rover Challenge

NEWS • Inspiring Australia

29 March 2026

As major partners for this year's event, the Australian Space Agency co-hosted two special events. The Australian Space Discovery Centre was also the official city-based viewing hub for this year's Challenge, live-streaming the event across each day.

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A rendering of the Intuitive Machines larger cargo class (Nova-D) lunar lander with the Australian Space Agency’s Roo-ver lunar rover (lower left).

Aussie Moon rover's journey confirmed

NEWS • Partnerships

28 March 2026

NASA selects Intuitive Machines to carry Australia’s Roo‑ver to the lunar South Pole region in 2030.

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Students must design, test and build a prototype

Young Aussie kids invited to take on Mission: SPACE challenge

NEWS • Inspiring Australia

20 March 2026

Expressions of interest are now open for this national program will be delivered by Scitech and is powered by the Australian Space Agency to shape the imaginations and capabilities of the next generation.

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Chris Shaw, CEO and co-founder of Advanced Navigation with miniaturized inertial system

$50 million NRFC investment for Aussie Earth and space navigation technology

NEWS • National capability

18 March 2026

Funding from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation boosts Advanced Navigation's valuation to more than $1 billion.

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Our department recognises the First Peoples of this Nation and their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to the lands, waters, seas, skies, and communities.

We Acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians and Lore Keepers of the oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples.