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Funding to help Australian businesses and research institutions complete space projects

Tender ID: 496629


Tender Details

Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
18 June 2022
Closing Date:
1 July 2022

Tender Description

⁠⁠⁠Overview

 
The $150 million Australian Moon to Mars initiative (the initiative) supports Australian businesses and researchers to join NASA’s inspirational endeavour to go forward to the Moon and then go on to Mars. Investment focuses in Australia over a five-year period, commencing in 2020-21.
 
The initiative forms an important element of the Advancing Space: Australian Civil Space Strategy- external site 2019-2028. It primarily addresses the National and International pillars to:
  • open doors for Australian businesses and researchers to access international space supply chains
  • create jobs in Australia and support the growth of industries across the economy through the development and application of space technologies.
Through this, Australian organisations will join with NASA and other international partners to bring Australian capabilities to space, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
 
The objectives of the program are:
  • support Australia’s ambitions to join NASA’s endeavour to go forward to the Moon and then go on to Mars
  • accelerate the growth of the Australian space industry
  • build Australian space capability and capacity
  • lift Australian involvement in national and international supply chains
  • inspire the Australian public.
The intended outcomes of the program are:
  • Australian involvement in international space programs and missions that support Moon to Mars activities
  • increased growth of Australian space businesses
  • an increase in Australia’s space capability
  • increased exports
  • increased access to national and international supply chains
  • strengthened relationships between international agencies and the Australian Space Agency
  • increased employment in STEM related and highly skilled fields
  • increased community engagement in space activities.

Location

Western Australia   :   Gascoyne   :   Goldfields/Esperance   :   Great Southern   :   Kimberley   :   Mid West   :   Peel   :   Perth Metropolitan   :   Pilbara   :   South West   :   Wheatbelt  
New South Wales   :   Central West   :   Far North Coast   :   Far West   :   Hunter   :   Illawarra   :   Mid North Coast   :   Murray   :   New England   :   Orana   :   Riverina   :   Southern Highlands   :   Sydney  
Queensland   :   Cairns & Far North Queensland   :   Gladstone   :   Mackay Whitsunday Region   :   Mount Isa & North West Region   :   Rockhampton   :   South East Queensland   :   South West & Darling Downs   :   The Central West   :   Townsville   :   Wide Bay Burnett  
Victoria   :   Barwon South West   :   Gippsland   :   Grampians   :   Hume   :   Loddon Mallee   :   Melbourne  
South Australia   :   Adelaide   :   Eyre & Western   :   Far North   :   Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island   :   Limestone Coast   :   Murray & Mallee   :   York & Mid North  
Northern Territory   :   Big Rivers   :   Central Australia   :   East Arnhem   :   Greater Darwin  
Australian Capital Territory  
Tasmania  
New Zealand   :   Auckland   :   Bay of Plenty   :   Canterbury   :   Chatham Islands   :   Gisborne   :   Hawke's Bay   :   Kermadec   :   Manawatu-Wanganui   :   Marlborough   :   Nelson   :   Northland   :   Otago   :   Southland   :   Subantartic   :   Taranaki   :   Tasman-Nelson   :   Three Kings   :   Waikato   :   Wellington   :   West Coast  

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