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Government of Western Australia
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Latest · WA awards $1.75 m spaceport grant to Space Angel 2mo agoAbout
Western Australia has supported global space missions for more than 60 years, beginning with ground stations that tracked NASA Mercury, Gemini and Apollo flights from 1961 to 1975. The state now hosts facilities for five international space agencies, including two of ESA’s four deep-space stations at New Norcia, the Square Kilometre Array, optical communications networks, and US-Australia space surveillance assets. More than 140 organisations operate space or space-related services in the state.
The Department of Energy and Economic Diversification administers the Western Australia Space Industry Strategy 2024-30, which aims to position WA as an Indo-Pacific space hub. Recent actions include a $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant awarded in August 2026 to Space Angel for site assessments and business-case work, plus $6.5 million in 2026 for the AROSE remote-operations consortium and Curtin University’s Binar CubeSat program. Earlier investment since 2018 exceeds $1 billion across the sector.
The Government of Western Australia is the state executive based in Perth. Its public sector comprises roughly 130 agencies. Space activity is coordinated principally through the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (renamed from Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation on 1 July 2025).
Timeline
- 55 FOMO
WA awards $1.75 m spaceport grant to Space Angel
Space Angel Pty Ltd received the full $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant to fund site assessments, regulatory planning and a business case for commercial spaceport facilities in Western Australia. The grant is matched by company funding and forms part of the state’s Made in WA commitment.
- 50 FOMO
WA commits $6.5 m to AROSE and Binar programs
The state committed $4 million to the AROSE remote-operations consortium and $2.5 million to Curtin University’s Binar Space Program through to 2030. The package supports satellite development, autonomous systems technology transfer and STEM workforce training.
- 40 FOMO
WA opens $1.75 m Spaceport Establishment Support Grant
The competitive $1.75 million co-investment grant opened for companies seeking to establish space-launch facilities in Western Australia, requiring at least 1:1 matched funding and covering site assessment and business-case costs.
Signals
- 55 Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plans Space Launch Schedule (via SpaceNews)
- 70 WA spaceport plans take off with $1.75m grant for Space Angel Space Connect
- 50 WA government hands Space Angel $1.75 grant for spaceport plan Startup Daily
- 45 Space Angel Gets $1.75M Grant for Australian Spaceport StartupWired
- 50 Perth's Space Angel Awarded $1.75 Million To Progress WA's First Spaceport Startup News
- 55 WA takes a major step with spaceport grant recipient announced wa.gov.au
- 40 Applications open for Spaceport Establishment Support Grant wa.gov.au
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