The Discovery Centre was officially unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Australia is developing a world-class space regulatory system. The regulation of Australian space and high power rocket activities will balance entrepreneurship, while ensuring national safety and security.
Beth hopes her career takes her off planet Earth. But for now, she is thoroughly enjoying her role at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Australia and the United Kingdom have strengthened their ties in space.
The Australian Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This confirms interest from both organisations to increase their cooperation across civil space activities.
Through this initiative, Australia has the opportunity to showcase our knowledge and capabilities in projects that can support NASA.
I am honoured and privileged to come back home to Australia for the amazing opportunity to lead the Australian Space Agency. I congratulate and thank Dr Megan Clark AC for her leadership standing up the Agency and for creating the conditions for growth.
Australia was part of something special when the NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 mission launched on Monday, 16 November (Australian time).
The Australian Civil Space Strategy identifies 7 National Civil Space Priority Areas. These Priority Areas will deliver the greatest opportunity for the Australian space sector.
The development of roadmaps under each of these Priority Areas will:
The spacecraft travelled for 6 years to the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Ryugu and then back to Earth in Australia's outback.
Satellite based Earth observation systems support Australians through emergency management activities. This includes preparing for bushfires.
The payload qualification facilities grant, under the Space Infrastructure Fund is now open.
The crew will support engineers to complete complex test procedures, with the end goal to showcase the role of robots in assisting astronauts in space habitats.
The international search is over. Australia has found their new Head of the Australian Space Agency, Mr Enrico Palermo.
The second program in the Government’s $150 million Moon to Mars initiative is open.
The Accords are grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 and establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations.
The Australian Space Agency’s International Space Investment initiative supports ten grant recipients to work on programs with international space agencies.
A visualisation of the space debris currently orbiting the Earth (debris size not to scale). Credit: Institute of Space Systems, Technical University of Braunschweig.
The Australian Space Agency (the Agency) has identified access to space as one of the seven National Civil Space Priorities in the 10-year plan, Advancing Space, the Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028.
