Australia’s first national space mission up in the air after federal budget cuts
by Tory Shepherd from on (#6BMJH)
Industry says the Albanese government is defunding space programs without explanation'
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Australia's first national space mission - building satellites to detect and respond to bushfires and floods, and to undertake maritime surveillance - is up in the air.
The former Coalition government announced $1.2bn for a National Space Mission for Earth Observation (NSMEO), designing, building and operating four new satellites, in March last year.
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