Modern Australian

Budget 2018: space agency details still scant

  • Written by Anthony Wicht, Alliance 21 Fellow (Space) at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

The Federal Government has announced $41 million of funding to kickstart the Australian space sector over the next four years.

The $41 of funding is allocated across:

  • establishing the national space agency ($26 million over four years)

  • international space investment ($15 million over three years).

As expected, the funding establishes a national...