NASA avoids snakes, buffaloes and other challenges in Arnhem Land to collect most of its rocket. But one local politician says questions over the mission remain.
Amid the retrieval efforts, an Arnhem Land politician has raised questions about the safety of, and the consultation done prior to, the mission.Yingiya Guyula, the independent member for Mulka, which covers the new Arnhem Space Centre where NASA is conducting launches, said he had "grave fears" about where the pieces of the rocket were ending up, including on Mimal land in central Arnhem Land."Our concerns are about retrieving the rockets, and where they land.
Arnhem Land politician Yingiya Guyula wants to see more consultation about the rocket retrieval process. "What are the steps when there are bits and pieces falling out of the sky, and how safe is it to land in an area? "There are people out there who live on the land, they hunt and move along that area. Like I've been saying time and time again, Arnhem Land is not empty land."The Northern Territory parliamentarian said he believed more consultation should have been done with landowner groups down-range of the rocket launches prior to the recovery efforts taking place.
Mr Guyula said he did not have a problem with business development in Arnhem Land but wanted proper processes to be followed.Equatorial Launch Australia , the company behind the new spaceport, has staunchly defended the consultation process and dismissed Mr Guyula's concerns about safety.
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