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Australian Space Board
The Australian Space Board was a board that made up part of the Australian National Space Program initiative from 1986 until it was superseded by the Australian Space Council The Australian Space Council was an advisory body formed to replace the Australian Space Board by the ''Australian Space Council Act of 1994''. It was part of Australia's National Space Program, along with the Australian Space Office and variou ... in 1994. The board's role was to advise the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce on the National Space Program. The board was made up of five members appointed by the minister, with the Australian Space Office being an ex-officio member. Later the CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications also became a member. See also * National Space Program References {{Spaceflight Space agencies Space programme of Australia 1986 establishments in Australia Government agencies established in 1986 Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Space Council
The Australian Space Council was an advisory body formed to replace the Australian Space Board by the ''Australian Space Council Act of 1994''. It was part of Australia's National Space Program, along with the Australian Space Office and various other non-governmental bodies. As defined in the act, the council's functions were to: * Report to the minister matters affecting the application of space related science and technology, * To recommend the minister on matters of the National Space Program, and * To co-ordinate the involvement of the public and private sectors in the program The council was abolished in 1996 by the Howard Government after a review by the Bureau of Industry Economics. See also * National Space Program References {{Spaceflight Space programme of Australia 1994 establishments in Australia Government agencies established in 1994 Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia 1996 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago, during the last ice age.religious_traditions_in_the_world._Australia's_history_of_Australia.html" ;"title="The_Dreaming.html" ;"title="Aboriginal_Art.html" "title="he Story of Australia's People, Volume 1: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia, Penguin Books Australia Ltd., Vic., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Somervaille
Robert Duncan Somervaille AO (29 October 1921 – 14 April 2008) was an Australian lawyer and company director. He was born in Strathfield and was educated at The Scots College and Scotch College. He served as the Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was also Chairman of the Australian Telecommunications Commission and Overseas Telecommunications Commission, which later became known as Telstra. He was an inaugural director of Hill Samuel, now the Macquarie Group.Sydney Morning Herald 6 May 2008 obituary. Somervaille was named a member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gov ... in 1984 and became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992. He died on 14 April 2008, at the age of 86. References 1921 births 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Industry, Technology And Commerce
The Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and March 1993. History The Department was created by the Hawke Government in December 1984, a substantial expansion of the previous Department of Industry and Commerce. Hawke reasoned that including responsibility for technology and civil offsets in the new Department would enable better integration of Australia's industry and technology policies and would increase the competitiveness of Australian industry stimulating growth and employment opportunities. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 13 December 1984, the Department dealt with: *Manufacturing and Commerce (including industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Space Program
The National Space Program was a set of policies and organisations under the Hawke and Keating Governments created with the goals of developing a national space industry in Australia. When the Howard Government came to power in 1996 the program was abolished following the advice of the Bureau of Industry Economics. The National Space Program was generally considered a failure by most media after its demise. During its existence it was crippled by a lack of budget, and multiple white elephant projects. Background Although Australia has had space interests dating back to the Apollo program, prior to the establishment of the NSP Australia had had no unified space policy. At the time of the implementation of the program, Australia had separate space related programs under the Department of Defence, CSIRO, the Department of Transport and Communications, multiple other departments, as well as multiple private and university programs. In response to the disorganised state of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Space Office
The Australian Space Office (ASO) was an agency formed by the Hawke Government in 1987 to oversee the National Space Program. The office worked on the initiative along with the Australian Space Board, later the Australian Space Council. As part of the larger National Space Program, the ASO was established specifically to act as the secretariat and day-to-day manager of the advisory decisions made by the ASB/ASC. The office was abolished in 1996 by the Howard Government after a review by the Bureau of Industry Economics. Development The ASO's primary defined function was to oversee development of an export-oriented commercial space industry within Australia, focusing on five main sectors: # ''Space Projects'', overseeing the development and launch of NSP funded space programs, # ''Launch Services'', responsible for overseeing the numerous private space launch facility proposals that arose in the 1980s and 90s, # ''Space Policy'', responsible for developing space policy aside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Agencies
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration. As of 2022, 77 different government space agencies are in existence, 16 of which have launch capabilities. Six government space agencies—the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the (US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Russian State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" — have full launch capabilities (ability to launch and recover multiple satellites, develop and deploy cryogenic rocket engines and operate space probes) and extraterrestrial landing capabilities. The name given is the English version, with the native language version below. The acronym given is the most common acronym: this can either be the acronym of the English version (e.g. JAXA), or the acronym in the native language. Where there are multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Programme Of Australia
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework. Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity; namely, to treatises like the ''Timaeus'' of Plato, or Socrates in his reflections on what the Greeks called ''khôra'' (i.e. "space"), or in the ''Physics'' of Aristotle (Book IV, Delta) in the definition of ''topos'' (i.e. place), or in the later "geometrical conception of place" as "space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Establishments In Australia
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Agencies Established In 1986
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Commonwealth Government Agencies Of Australia
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