EXPERT REACTION: Australia set to launch own space agency
It has just been reported that Australia will create its own national space agency. Astronomy experts from around the country comment on the announcement below.
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Expert Reaction
These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre to provide a variety of expert perspectives on this issue. Feel free to use these quotes in your stories. Views expressed are the personal opinions of the experts named. They do not represent the views of the SMC or any other organisation unless specifically stated.
Brendan Burns is an Astrobiologist at the University of New South Wales
Dr Lee Spitler is at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Macquarie University
Dr. Penny King is a Past Science Co-Investigator, Mars Science Laboratory mission (Curiosity Rover) and ARC Future Fellow at the Australian National University
Professor Simon Driver is at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and the University of Western Australia