to \u201ctake perspective\u201d<\/a>\u00a0on cuts imposed in the May federal budget in his keynote address.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
He added the government had actually \u201creaffirmed\u201d the role of the ASA despite cutting a promise made by the previous government to invest $32.3 million into Australia\u2019s spaceports and launch sites.<\/p>\n
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Palermo said that the sector should look upon the situation as an opportunity rather than a crisis.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs a sector, we\u2019re all familiar with the overview effect, or at least I hope we are \u2014 the perspective astronauts get when they look down on Earth from space. And in some respects, I think we need to take the same sense of perspective with regards to this year\u2019s budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYes, it\u2019s not the budget we may have hoped for. But the government is still committed to space, and we must use this moment as an opportunity to continue our growth we\u2019ve seen in recent years and transition.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOther industries have long navigated the ebbs and flows of budgets, and now it\u2019s time for our sector to demonstrate our maturity. We must lift our gaze and seize all the opportunities that are out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The budget cuts form part of a wider plan by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to recoup $77 million in savings, which will also include axing a key sub-program of the Moon to Mars program.<\/p>\n
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Science Minister Ed Husic said the rejected projects \u201cdo not align with the Albanese government\u2019s priorities\u201d and don\u2019t deliver \u201cvalue for money for the taxpayer\u201d.<\/p>\n
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In February last year, Space Connect reported how the spaceport investment would mimic similar programs overseas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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