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Australian Space Sector Survey – now due on 13 April
The Australian Space Agency (the Agency) is seeking your input to develop a robust economic baseline of the Australian space sector and measure the sector’s growth in the future. It is envisioned that this survey will be conducted biennially to track the growth of the industry and also inform the Agency’s strategic direction. To give…
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Making SPACE – conference videos now available
Are you missing our space events? Well thanks to the Royal Society of NSW you can view presentations from an event they held last November… “In the spirit of advancing knowledge, the Royal Society of NSW is making available the videos from the 7th November 2019 Forum “Making SPACE for Australia”, held in conjunction with…
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Economic activity survey to measure space sector growth – REMINDER – closes 31 March 2020
The Australian Space Agency is measuring the contribution of space activities to the Australian economy. They invite organisations contributing to the space industry to complete an economic activity survey of the Australian space sector, conducted by independent consultancy, the Nous Group. The results of the survey will help develop a strong economic baseline to measure…
Read More A message from Dr Megan Clark AC Head of the Australian Space Agency
Yesterday the Australian Space Agency issued this message to members of the Australian Space Industry… “It is in tough times like this that we are guided by our purpose; to transform and grow a globally respected Australian space industry that lifts the broader economy, and inspires and improves the lives of Australians. We want…
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COVID-19 Update from IAF
We have received the following information from the IAF: “Following the recent COVID-19 outbreak, we wanted to get in touch with our worldwide community to update you on the IAF activities, and also to offer solidarity with you at this challenging time. The IAF Secretariat has been reviewing the situation since January and eventually took…
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Space should fare better than other industries
WASHINGTON — The global space industry stands to fare better than other industries buffeted by the coronavirus pandemic because demand for its services are largely undiminished by the outbreak, according to a report released March 18. Government customers in defense and emergency response have robust needs for satellite connectivity and geospatial data in times of…
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The SmartSat AI for Space Applications Research Network – applications now open
A message from the SmartSat CRC: “The SmartSat CRC mission is to develop capability and technologies that will make communication, remote sensing and space systems more ‘intelligent’. It will achieve this through its AI community co-inventing and developing the next generation of AI technologies for space applications. We will invest in R&D to catapult our…
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Reaching to the Stars to Create Territory Jobs
An agreement between a European aerospace company and an Indigenous-controlled company based in Central Australia is cementing the Northern Territory’s position in the trillion-dollar global space industry. European space launch company, ArianeGroup, has today announced Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT), located 10km south of the Alice Springs CBD, will host their GEOTracker® station at their…
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Economic activity survey to measure space sector growth
The Australian Space Agency is measuring the contribution of space activities to the Australian economy. They invite organisations contributing to the space industry to complete an economic activity survey of the Australian space sector, conducted by independent consultancy, the Nous Group. The results of the survey will help develop a strong economic baseline to measure…
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M2M Program – one day left to contribute to the SIAA submission
As we advised last week, the Australian Space Agency is currently conducting a series of consultations seeking feedback and input on the design of the $150 million Moon to Mars program and grant opportunities. We are seeking input from our members with respect to the Consultation Paper. Your input will be used to develop an SIAA submission. This…
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