Topics: NASA Moon to Mars program, space industry E&OE Annelise Nielsen: Returning now to one of our top stories about the US visit and this recent announcement made there that the Australian Government will support the US ambition to get to Mars eventually with a $150 million fund. Joining us live, Karen Andrews, Minister for…
Topics: NASA Moon to Mars program, space industry E&OE Hamish Macdonald: Well Australia has hitched a ride on Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to send a human mission to Mars. The US President has directed NASA to return to the moon by 2024 and to then use the lunar landings as a launchpad for a seven-month…
Topics: NASA Moon to Mars program, space industry E&OE David Penberthy: NASA has a stated goal of returning to the moon by 2024, and over the weekend, the suggestion Australia could help them get there. The Australian Space Agency, headquartered right here in Adelaide, has signed a statement of intent with the people of NASA.…
Topics: NASA Moon to Mars program, space industry E&OE Karen Andrews: Well hello, and it’s an absolute pleasure to be back at Gilmour Technologies, our very own Gold Coast space business. Now, Scott Morrison, our Prime Minister, announced that Australia would be investing $150 million in the NASA program from the Moon to Mars. This…
Topics: NASA Moon to Mars program, space industry, critical minerals, rare earths E&OE Kim Landers: Well the Prime Minister has also used his trip to the US to announce $150 million to help the Australian Space Agency and local businesses be part of NASA’s bid to return astronauts to the moon within five years and…
Topics: $150 million investment in Australian space sector to join NASA for Moon to Mars mission & Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child E&OE: Karen Andrews: What a great day for Australian space. Overnight the Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the Federal Government was going to be committing an additional $150 million to grow…
Launching into space and returning to Earth has been given a boost thanks to the latest regulatory changes to Australia’s space legislation. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the updated regulatory framework is part of the Government’s plan to triple the size of the space sector, add another $12 billion annually to…
Australia could work with Europe on future space missions, thanks to a joint statement of intent signed between the Australian Space Agency and the European Space Agency. The statement outlines an intention to explore deeper cooperation and identify projects in a range of areas including deep space, communications, navigation, remote asset management, data analytics and…