Australia just committed $207 million to a major satellite program. What is it, and why do we need it?
- Written by Cassandra Steer, Deputy Director, Institute for Space (InSpace), Australian National University
Last week, the federal minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Madeleine King, signed a A$207 million commitment with the United States in support of “Landsat Next”.
Aptly named, this is the next generation of an Earth observation satellite program from which...