Our space industry's advantages
- Southern Hemisphere location and longitude ideal for launch, space situational awareness and global coverage of space assets.
- Ideal environmental conditions: geologically stable with clear skies, large arid areas with minimal radio interference and radio-quiet zones.
- Partnerships and extensive activity with international space agencies and private space companies.
- Substantial capabilities in space mission operations; space communications; space situational awareness; space systems and hardware; space enabled services and data analytics; technology transfer; and astronomy and planetary research.
- Strong economy with a significant demand for space data, satellite services, and technology transfer with Western Australia’s key industries (mining, energy, agriculture, defence and maritime).
- Vibrant R&D ecosystem: home to five universities and various research institutions with established expertise in space sciences and related fields.
- Diverse and highly skilled workforce, with a pipeline of skilled workers in space and space-related fields.
Our space industry's strengths and opportunities
Space mission operations and exploration
Western Australia is transferring its world leading remote operations capabilities to space mission operations and exploration.
Space ground infrastructure
We are ideally located for space communication, tracking and launch activities, offering a range of advantages and optimal environmental conditions.
Space enabled services and data analytics
There is significant infrastructure and capability in space data processing and analytics, with increasing demand for space-enabled services and data.
Technology transfer
Western Australia is at the forefront of technology transfer between space and terrestrial industries.
Research, training and education
We have significant space related tertiary research, training, and education capabilities, supporting the
growth of the space ecosystem.
growth of the space ecosystem.
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