Australia scraps satellite program

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 01, 2023 12:14 am

SYDNEY: Australia on Friday said it was axing a billion-dollar plan to develop a series of space satellites, as it tries to cut costs amid an economic slowdown and cost-of-living crisis.

The AU$1.2 billion ($770 million) National Space Mission for Earth Observation was unveiled just last year and hailed as a key plank in developing an Australian space industry.

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