Change The Game 2019, Gold Coast
Space Industry Growth
Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency is responsible for whole-of-government coordination of civil space matters and is the primary source of advice to the Australian Government on civil space policy.
Established in July 2018 after a review of Australia’s Space Industry Capability, the Agency has A$41m in funding over 4 years.
The Australian Space Agency helps businesses win a greater share of the global space market.
Space technology and services benefit all Australians. Internationally the space industry is worth US$345 billion each year, but only 0.8% is contributed by the Australian space sector. With new entrants and advanced technology disrupting the space industry, there are significant opportunities to build the sector in Australia. To capitalise on this growth opportunity, the Australian Government established the Australian Space Agency in July 2018.
Aussie Space Agency – Behind The News
Australia Re-Enters the Space Race
Space Industry Association of Australia
The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) is a nationwide organisation formed to promote the growth of the Australian space sector. By formulating national policies and strategies, SIAA speaks with authority and credibility on behalf of its members on issues connected with the development of the Australian space industry.
SIAA takes a leading role in advising government on behalf of the space industry. Through a program of meetings and other communications, SIAA consults with its members to devise policies to support the development of the Australian space industry and is active in promoting commercial, industrial and research opportunities for its members nationally and internationally.
SIAA provide avenues for networking and collaboration amongst our members. SIAA hold meetings and events across Australia, engaging with its members to devise and communicate policies that support the development of the Australian space industry.
SIAA actively promotes and facilitates commercial, industrial and research opportunities for its members nationally and internationally.
French Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FACCI)
The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry was delighted to host its first Aerospace, Defence and Aviation industry event of 2019 dedicated to the future of Australia’s Space Program on 06Feb2019.
With the space industry worth US$345 billion each year – but only 0.8% contributed by the Australian space sector – and new entrants in advanced technology disrupting the space industry, there are significant opportunities to build the sector in Australia. To capitalise on this growth opportunity, the Australian Space Agency, created in July 2018, aims to work with local businesses to help them win a greater share of the global space market.
FACCI Event 06Feb2019 – Aerospace, Defence & Aviation: Australia’s Space Program, what’s next?
At this Keynote Event, to answer these questions we welcomed Keynote & Panel Speakers –
Keynote Speaker:
- Karl Rodrigues – Executive Director, International & National Engagement, at Australian Space Agency
With Panel Speakers:
- Karl Rodrigues – Executive Director, International & National Engagement, at Australian Space Agency
- Duncan Blake – Advisory Council Member at Space Industry Association of Australia, and Special Counsel Space Law at International Aerospace Law & Policy Group (IALPG)
- Thomas Pfister – Director of Space & New Business at Airbus Australasia.
Airbus: Zephyr Project - Pioneering the Stratosphere
Zephyr is the world’s leading, solar-electric, stratospheric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
It will revolutionise defence, humanitarian and environmental missions all over the world.
The first unmanned aircraft of its kind to fly in the stratosphere, Zephyr harnesses the sun’s rays, running exclusively on solar power, above the weather and conventional air traffic.
It is a HAPS: a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite, able to fly for months at a time, combining the persistence of a satellite with the flexibility of a UAV.
Speaker at PMIAC19 – Director of Space & New Business at Airbus Australasia, Thomas Pfisher
