May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
... those who are enabling them. I think this approach is in line with the four pillars of the UK National Space Strategy - Growth, International Collaboration, Science and Resilient capabilities. Consider that in Ireland, synthetic aperture radar (SAR...
September 2017
Call for Australia to head back into space
...goal within 20 years. The ‘right impetus’ would be “the establishment of an Australian Space Agency to lead a cohesive national space strategy” [4]. Civil space leadership Australia relies heavily on its relationship with the United States for access...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... strategic way, so in 2018 the government formed the Portuguese Space Agency, tasking it with implementing and updating a national space strategy, aggregating all space competences and fostering the sector’s overall development. The first of a series...
May 2019
Growing Australia’s space industry
...: Providing advice on national space strategy and policy Coordinating Australia’s domestic civil space sector Supporting the growth of Australia’s space industry Leading international civil space engagement Administering space activity legislation...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... There are strong British-based companies making advances in handling space debris, orbital assembly, micropropulsion, space manufacturing and space power. A national space strategy from government that builds on their expertise and specialisms, that...
October 2017
Can Australia’s space industry overcome years of political setback?
... upon which the government could develop a renewed national space strategy for the future, incorporating a coordinated space policy and space agency. In 2009, the government established the Space Policy Unit for contact and coordination between the...
