The Australian space industry might be better protected from the coming economic crisis than its international counterparts, one key player says.
An Australian company that is set to own the world's largest privately operated rocket test range says the space industry here is well protected from the fallout caused by COVID-19.Southern Launch is set to operate Australia's first rocket launch at two sites in South Australia
While one space engineering expert says the operation may be affected by economic downturn, Southern Launch's CEO disagrees He says Australia's funding model is different to that in the US where the Pentagon predicts the space industry will experience economic falloutThe Pentagon has warned that the US domestic small space launch industry was one of those, along with aviation and shipbuilding, particularly vulnerable to the pandemic's economic downturn.
Southern Launch is set to operate Australia's first commercial rocket launch site at two locations: one on the southern tip of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula and the other at Koonibba on the state's west coast.
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