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Key space-program milestones Australia, in 1 edition.
The entry for Australia published Key space-program milestones in 1 edition of 36, from 2025 to 2025. The text never changed. Each is shown as published. Key space-program milestones in every entry.
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Published as “Key space-program milestones” (2025).
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First published- 1960 - built first space-tracking station outside the US
- 1967 - first domestically built satellite (WRSEA) launched on a US rocket from Australian test range
- 1981 - commissioned first national satellite system
- 1996 - first Australian in space on US Space Shuttle
- 2021 - announced intent to provide a robotic lunar lander for US Artemis project
- 2022 - launched a US NASA rocket from a commercial launch site; joint Australia-US space surveillance telescope based in Western Australia became operational
- 2025 - first attempted launch of Australian-designed and -manufactured orbital launch vehicle failed to reach orbit
1960 - built first space-tracking station outside the US
1967 - first domestically built satellite (WRSEA) launched on a US rocket from Australian test range
1981 - commissioned first national satellite system
1996 - first Australian in space on US Space Shuttle
2021 - announced intent to provide a robotic lunar lander for US Artemis project
2022 - launched a US NASA rocket from a commercial launch site; joint Australia-US space surveillance telescope based in Western Australia became operational
2025 - first attempted launch of Australian-designed and -manufactured orbital launch vehicle failed to reach orbit
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/key-space-program-milestones.