Space Angel awarded $1.75M matched WA Spaceport Establishment Support Grant
70 FOMOSpace Angel Pty Ltd was selected through an open competitive process as the sole recipient of Western Australia’s $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant. The matched funding supports site assessments, planning and regulatory approvals, and a business case for the company’s proposed dual-corridor Australis spaceports (Nullarbor/Eucla region and Christmas Island). The grant forms part of the state government’s $2 million Made in WA election commitment; a parallel government feasibility study into other WA spaceport sites continues.
Why it matters
First significant public funding for the Australis concept and a concrete step toward regulatory readiness in Western Australia.
The numbers
Details
Funding
- Round
- grant
- Lead investor
- Government of Western Australia
- Investors
- Government of Western Australia
Coverage
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Space Launch Schedule (via SpaceNews) ·
Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plansSpace Angel welcomed selection as recipient of the Western Australian Government’s $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant, announced by Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Dawson and also publicised from the Small Satellite Conference.
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Space Connect ·
WA spaceport plans take off with $1.75m grant for Space AngelWestern Australia awarded Perth-based Space Angel the full $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant (matched by the company) to undertake site assessments, planning and regulatory work, and develop a business case for proposed spaceport locations. The grant is part of the Cook government’s $2 million Made in WA commitment.
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Startup Daily ·
WA government hands Space Angel $1.75 grant for spaceport planConfirms the $1.75 million matched grant to Space Angel for site assessments and business case development for green spaceports at Eucla on the Nullarbor and Christmas Island, with a target operational date of 2033.
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StartupWired ·
Space Angel Gets $1.75M Grant for Australian SpaceportDetails the matched $1.75 million WA grant and Space Angel’s dual-corridor plans at Eucla (Nullarbor) and Christmas Island, including two 2.9 km asphalt runways at the Nullarbor site and a 2033 target for operations.
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Startup News ·
Perth's Space Angel Awarded $1.75 Million To Progress WA's First SpaceportNotes that Space Angel took the entire $1.75 million grant pool and will match it; identifies proposed crown-land sites across the Eucla region (Madura, Mundrabilla, Eucla etc.) and the Christmas Island equatorial corridor.
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