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.
