Handed down just over a week ago by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, noting that satellite communications, earth observation and ground segment are central to the delivery of the intent and spirit of programs identified.
The announcement to establish Australia’s partnership with the United States on the next generation of the Landsat earth observation program – LandSat Next – comes ahead of the tender process for the spacecraft due later this year.
Geoscience Australia is aiming to map Australia’s national groundwater systems and resource endowments – a mission that the space sector will play a critical role in.
And the prioritisation of South-East Asia and the Indo-Pacific will boost our standing in the region as we gear up for the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney next year.
