Australia announced on Monday that it will finally establish its own space agency, joining the ranks of other developed nations in competing for influence in outer space.
Western Australian Sen. Michaelia Cash, who serves as the acting minister of industry, innovation, and science for Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal Party government, said on Monday that the government will create a dedicated national space agency that will make Australia part of the rapidly growing sector in space. Cash announced the news prior to attending the International Astronomical Congress in Adelaide, Australia.
