The Australian Space Agency has signed a statement of cooperation with Viasat Australia, a global communications company, to support the delivery of its 10-year plan to transform and grow the space industry.
In the joint Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation, the Agency and Viasat said the Agency’s Advancing Space: Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028 was a framework for the development and growth of the Australian space industry over 10 years, underpinned by four strategic pillars, International; National; Responsible; and Inspire.
“Under these pillars the Strategy endeavours to help realise opportunities and address challenges by opening doors internationally; increasing national space capability; promoting responsible regulation, risk and space culture; and building the future workforce,” the Agency said.
“The Strategy sets a path for the Agency to triple the size of Australia’s space sector to $12 billion and create another 20,000 jobs by 2030,” it said.
The Agency said that for more than 30 years Viasat had helped shape how Governments, consumers, businesses, and militaries around the world communicated.
It said the company had been operating in Australia since 1990 and currently employed 45 staff across offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
“Acknowledging that the Agency and Viasat have shared values and the shared objectives of enhancing the capability, capacity and competitiveness of Australia’s space industry, which would impact all National Civil Priority Areas of increasing domestic and international participation in the sector that will support smart growth and highly qualified jobs in Australia; and improving day-to-day lives through innovative products and services,” the Agency said.
The full seven-page Statement of Strategic Intent and Cooperation can be accessed at this PS News link and the 19-page Advancing Space: Australian Civil Space Strategy 2019-2028 at this link.
