Tag: Australian space agency

South Australia inks deal with US spaceport developer

Posted on   |  by David Allen
One of America’s largest aerospace innovators and spaceport operators is teaming up with the South Australian government to explore new launch and recovery sites in the state. Space Florida,...

Govt cuts have blurred pro-innovation message, says Solar

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Funding cuts to startup programs and science agencies are muddying the Albanese government’s pro-innovation agenda, Stone & Chalk chief executive Stela Solar says, while calling for clearer signals for...

Space agency handed two-year budget lifeline

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s space industry regulator will still face a funding cliff in 2028 despite a $22 million top up in Tuesday’s federal budget and in defiance of warnings the vital...

Send her to space: PM urged to act on Aussie of the Year

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing calls to seize a rare opportunity to send Australia’s only active astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space, after the European Space Agency put the...

Space Agency advisory board wound up after two-year hiatus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has quietly dissolved the Australian Space Agency’s advisory board, nearly two years after the body was emptied of its members ahead of a governance review. Industry...

Australia charts a path to the European space market

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will attempt to negotiate a landmark agreement with the European Space Agency that will give researchers and local businesses to access the organisation’s $14 billion of annual science...