6. What is the Australian Space Agency up to?

It's been almost three years since the Australian Space Agency was established. What have they done in this time? Learn all about it as we dive into the goals and activities of our new space agency. Plus the latest in Australian space industry news.

Sources for the space agency goals, strategy and activities:

Strategy: Advancing Space: Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028, Apr 2019. The relevant sections are:Strategic visionStrategic space pillarsNational civil space priority areasMeasures of successStatus updates:Australian Space Agency news archiveTwo years successfully transforming the Australian space industry, Dr Megan Clark, 1 July 2020State of Space Report 2020, ASA, Dec 2020Economic snapshot of the Australian space sector, 2018-19, ASA, Feb 2021Grants:Space Infrastructure Fund, including recipientsInternational Space Investment - grant recipientsMoon to Mars initiative - supply chain grant recipients

Australian space industry news:

1 June - NZ signed the Artemis Accords2 June - Fleet Space have completed commissioning their Centauri 3 satellite2 June - ANU announced the MAVIS instrument to reduce atmospheric distortion for large ground-based telescopes4 June - Australian Space Awards dinner was held in Sydney

Upcoming space events:

10 June - UNSW Canberra and RAAF panel discussion about their joint M2 mission30 June - Sebastian Chaoui from Arlula presenting on satellite imagery15 September - 12th Australian Space Forum to be held in Adelaide. Mark it in your calendar!

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