South Australia To Be Home To Australia's New Space Agency

'South Australia, which has a history with space events long ago, is set to become the base for the Australian space industry,' writes Slashdot reader Badooleoo. ABC News reports: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced Adelaide will be the home of Australia's new space agency. South Australia beat strong competition from other states to secure the headquarters, after enlisting homegrown NASA astronaut Andy Thomas to help with its campaign. The agency will be based at Lot Fourteen, the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site, which is being transformed into an innovation precinct. The Prime Minister said South Australia was an ideal home for the new agency and was already a key hub for the space and technology industry. 'This agency is going to open doors for local businesses and Australian access to the $US345 billion global space industry,' Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. 'Our Government's $41 million investment into the agency will act as a launching pad to triple Australia's space economy to $12 billion and create up to 20,000 jobs by 2030.'

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