Today, Western Australia is involved in a range of space domains, hosts significant space infrastructure for both civil and defence applications and is home to more than 130 international and Australian organisations operating space and space related services.
Leveraging Western Australia’s significant space infrastructure, leading space science and research, vibrant space ecosystem, Western Australia has become a major Indo-Pacific space hub.
Significant areas of activity and capability include space mission operations; ground-based satellite and deep space communications; space situational awareness; data processing and analysis; satellite development; and launch.
Western Australia is also home to five universities and various research institutions with established expertise in the space industry and related sectors. The Western Australian workforce is highly skilled and diverse, with a pipeline of skilled workers in space and space related fields.
Western Australian organisations also have strong collaborations with international space and defence companies and international space agencies including NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Indian Space Research Organisation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Malaysian Space Agency.
Building on these strengths and utilising the State’s significant and expanding space infrastructure, capabilities, and geographic advantage for the global coverage of space assets, Western Australia will continue to increase activities in providing critical space mission and remote operation services to international space agencies and private space companies.
With a diverse and strong economy, Western Australia also has a significant market for space technology and space data within its mining, oil and gas, agriculture, defence, energy, and maritime industry sectors.
