Australia’s space agency needs certainty

The Australian Space Agency, led by Dr Megan Clark AC, officially opened for business at the start of July. How will it help develop the fledgling domestic space industry?

How private companies are launching a new space age

Private companies are increasingly challenging national space agencies in a new space race which comes with great opportunities but also carries significant risks.

3, 2, 1…liftoff! The science of launching rockets from Australia

Australia’s space agency will officially commence operations on July 1 2018. The creation of an Australian space port would be the next logical step to help develop Australia’s space industry.

Australia’s future in space

After decades of prevarication, the arrival of the Australian Space Agency is a very welcome development. Business is buzzing with the potential for expanding space-related work and Defence has never been better equipped with space-enabled platforms and technology.

A universe of opportunity

Some may argue that Australia might be late to the party, but we are entering a time when the space sector is moving from the realm of government to the commercial world and Australia’s new agency will be one of the most industry-focused space bodies in the world.

Australia needs its own sovereign launch capability

Developing a sustainable, flexible and responsive sovereign launch capability in Australia could underpin the creation of a competitive space industry in this country.

The new space race in Asia

While Australia takes its first tentative steps into the space sector with the creation of a small Federal agency, the major space powers in Asia – Japan, China and India – are ramping up their programmes, with national security playing an ever greater role in their activities.

An astronaut’s view of Australia’s proposed space agency

Former NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy has moved to Adelaide to work with the emerging Australian space industry and offers her thoughts on the government’s new agency.

Climbing out of the ‘gravity well’ towards a more prosperous future

Nations which dare to climb the ‘gravity well’ and colonise the solar system will boost their economy, jump start their technology and secure leadership on this planet and beyond.

Don’t let the final frontier slip further away

Australia depends on satellite data for everything from defence surveillance and weather forecasting to restocking supermarket shelves and synchronising mobile phone conversations. The creation of a new space agency should see a blossoming of Australian space services.

New Australian manual looks to regulate ‘Star Wars’

A definitive document to regulate military and security law in space is being drafted by experts from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Re-focusing Australia’s military lens on space

A new strategy integrating the broader government, military, industry and academic elements of space power would enhance Australia’s contribution to safeguarding this critically important domain.