Australian Space Policy Calls for Reducing International Dependence

摘要

Australia's new space policy is intended to account for the fact that the nation can no longer rely on the simple goodwill of its allies in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan to supply space-related services, the Australian government announced April 9. In a document outlining its space priorities, the government also says it endorses an international code of conduct on space activities, which European nations have been struggling to promote worldwide, and would support "practical, achievable and effectively verifiable space arms control measures that protect the space environment."