Two local companies have received funding from the federal government to improve technical capabilities in Australia's growing space sector, enabling a future role in NASA's Moon to Mars project. The second round of Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement grants follows the allocation of more than $1 million in the first round of grants in March. The grants were designed to get more local companies involved in international supply chains and create new jobs as part of the government's $150 million Moon to Mars initiative, minister for Industry, Science and Technology Christian Porter said.
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