What will Australia's new Defence Space Command do?
- Written by Russell Boyce, Chair for Intelligent Space Systems and Director, UNSW Canberra Space, UNSW Sydney
Australia established a Defence Space Command in January this year, “to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia’s access to space”. The government also plans to spend around A$7 billion on space defence over the next decade.
Many areas within defence are...