Prime minister Australia and the Premier of the Northern Territory confirmed, three rocket Suborbital acoustic science will be launched from June 26 to July 12 from the Arnhem Space Center owned and operated by Equatorial Launch Australia.
The two governments said, this will be the first time NASA launched a rocket from a commercial facility outside the United States, and was the first rocket of NASA have been launched from Australia since 1995, when launches were conducted from the Royal Australian Air Force’s Woomera range.
About 75 NASA employees will be in Australia for the launches. The two governments said the missions would include research into solar physics, astrophysics and planetary science phenomena that can only be observed from the Southern Hemisphere.
NASA will launch a rocket from Northern Australia to study astrophysics and planetary science that can only be seen from the southern hemisphere. (Photo: TNS)
The Arnhem Space Center is located on the Dhupuma plateau near Nhulunbuy, on the land of the Gumatj people. The two governments confirmed that the traditional owners of the land were consulted during the project approval process.
NASA is adding capacity and making East Arnhem Land (one of the five regions of the Northern Territory) a global destination for investors. This will help the industry here grow, creating more jobs for locals and more opportunities for businesses to expand.
This project will bring together local and global industry, thereby bringing Australia’s space sector into a new era.
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