Australian Space Agency - Part 1: Australia's Space Momentum

Описание: Australia has a long history in space, playing a key role in providing communications on the other side of the globe for the Apollo missions, and continuing to provide radio support for Deep Space exploration. But today, as space has become an integral part of almost every part of Australian life, from navigation to earth observation, the Australian Government decided it was time to develop a space program of its own.

In 2018 the Australian Space Agency was founded, in correspondence to a huge uptick in confidence and momentum across the Australian space sector. Australia has seen an increasing number of Australian payloads being launched into space by businesses and research institutions in just the last year, and private investment has begun to flow into the industry.

At the same time, a career in the space industry is now entirely possible in Australia, with a diverse set of disciplines and activities. Beyond jobs, Australia’s growth in space expertise and infrastructure, as well as a government ready to facilitate it, will benefit the country as well, providing direct access to the knowledge and scientific developments that space exploration brings.

The Australian space sector is clearly growing and scaling, and the Australian space agency is at the center of this growth, building launch capacity and partnering with NASA and other space agencies around the world to go to the Moon and Beyond.

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Part 2: Australia's Launch Potential
Part 3: Australia on the Moon