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Government
bodies involved in space development
- Australian Government Space Portal - This portal contains information on
the Australian Government's space-related activities, as well
as links to Australian space companies and research organisations.
The Australian Government is engaged in space-related activities
in support of national strategic, economic and social outcomes
as outlined in the Statement of the Australian Government's Space
Engagement. Space-related activities are administered by
a range of Government agencies, with the Department of Industry,
Tourism and Resources carrying prime responsibility for civil
space issues. Whole-of-Government liaison occurs through
the Australian Government Space Forum, comprising representatives
from Australian Government agencies with space-related interests.
- Australian
Defence Organisation JP 2008 - MILSATCOM The MILSATCOM project
will provide satellite communications capabilities to support
future ADF strategic and tactical communications needs. The project
is structured as five major Phases.
- Space Licensing and Safety Office - A Space Licensing and Safety Office
(SLASO) has been established within the Department
of Industry, Science and Resources to take responsibility
for implementing the regulatory and safety regime for commercial
space activities in Australia. It has responsibility for enforcing
the provisions of the Space Activities Act and any Agreements
entered into by the Commonwealth for commercial space launch
projects.
- Australian Centre for Remote Sensing - The Australian Centre for Remote Sensing
(ACRES) is Australia's major satellite Remote Sensing organisation,
which was established as the Australian Landsat Station in 1979.
- Cooperative
Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS) - Its purposes are: to establish Australian
capability in microsatellite technologies; to develop expertise
necessary for sustaining those industries and profiting from
them; to test and develop Australian-developed intellectual property;
and to provide a research platform for Australian space-science,
communication and GPS studies.
- CSIRO
Office of Space Science and Applications (COSSA) - COSSA is a functional CSIRO Unit which
aims to coordinate and promote CSIRO activities in national and
international space science activities and earth observation.
It is administered by CSIRO Atmospheric Research (www.dar.csiro.au).
- IPS - Radio and Space Services is an agency
of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources. It has
extensive experience and expertise in analysing radio propagation
and the frequency management aspects of radio communication systems,
as well as monitoring and forecasting the space environment that
supports them.
- Woomera
Range - The Woomera Prohibited
Area remains in business as the largest land-based Range in eth
western world, hosting a wide spectrum of ground, air and space
activities for Australian and international and areospace organisations.
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