Indigenous Australians to lead space industry at new Alice Springs earth ground station

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A multi-million-dollar earth ground station will be built in the Northern Territory's Alice Springs, set to be the first development of its kind on Aboriginal-owned land in Australia.

It will be used to track the next generation of low earth orbiting satellites for earth observation used for scientific research, environmental monitoring, and commercial applications.

"This state-of-the-art development will provide a positive contribution to the local economy through employment opportunities for local businesses during each phase of construction as well as ongoing jobs for local Aboriginal people once operational," she said. "CfAT exists to provide people in regional and remote Australia with options for maintaining their relationship with country.

Indigenous Business Australia Chairperson Eddie Fry said the new earth ground station was important for both the Australian space industry and the Indigenous community."Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people own or control significant areas of land in remote areas where there is limited economic potential," he said.

He added Alice Springs was an optimal environment for this type of technology due to a large number of cloud-free days, limited radio interference and access to fibre network on the grounds.Geoscience Australia

 

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Why do taxpayers have to fork out billions for this? I'm sick of getting scammed.

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Better not have the Aboriginal Flag on it anywhere. Bent exploiters out to make it their own.

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