Professor Phil Bland at QuantumTX Perth event
Phil Bland says his visit to the US last month for the International Aeronautical Congress convinced him there are great opportunities for Western Australia arising from NASA’s Artemis lunar program.
In particular, the Curtin University professor of earth and planetary sciences and co-winner of the 2019 WA Scientist of the Year award said, the state’s expertise in remote operations gave it a decided edge in terms of the US space agency’s plans.
Speaking at a panel discussion earlier this month hosted by startup incubator Atomic Sky, Professor Bland joined industry representatives and government figures to discuss how WA could grow its space industry by drawing on its existing expertise in the mining, agricultural and defence industries.
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