Three NASA rockets will be launched from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory later this month, marking NASA’s first launch from a commercial facility outside the United States.
The launches will mark the first time a rocket has been launched from Australian ground since the Royal Australian Air Force’s Woomera Range complex took off in 1995.
The Australian government said it had signed the launch of rocket launchers between June 26 and July 12 this year, at a “moment of historic creation for the local space sector”.
Three NASA rockets will be launched from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory later this month (Supplied / ELA)
“We can trace Australia’s famous connection to the space industry to the 1950s,” Albanese said in a statement ahead of Wednesday’s announcement.
“As a nation we must build on this legacy.
“This project will bring together the global and local industry to take Australia’s space industry into a new era.”
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles described the launch as “a historic opportunity for the far end” (Supplied / ELA)
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles called the launches a “historic occasion for the Top End”.
“We have supported this project from the beginning, which I have seen first hand, and now we are less than a month away from seeing the launch of NASA’s first spacecraft from the Arnhem Space Center,” he said. Fyles.
“NASA is adding capacity and making East Arnhem Land the global focus for investors; this will help our industry grow, create more jobs for locals and more opportunities for businesses to expand.”
The Arnhem Space Center is located near Nhulunbuy, in the lands of Gumatj village, with the traditional owners consulted as part of the approval process.
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About 75 NASA personnel will be in Australia for the launch of suborbital rocket launchers, whose mission is to investigate heliophysics, astrophysics and planetary science phenomena only observable from the southern hemisphere.
“This is another sign that Australia is on the move and will further consolidate our reputation as a nation with which global space players want to do business,” said Australian Space Agency chief Enrico Palermo.