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Space

US and Australia Sign Space Launch Agreement

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

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US and Australia Sign Space Launch Agreement

President JoeBiden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on Thursday providing a legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial space launch vehicles to launch from Australia. According to the White House, the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) protects sensitive U.S. launch technology and data in Australia and creates the potential for new space-related commercial opportunities. A TSA is an agreement between the U.S. and another Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) partner country. The TSA is part of Albanese’s…

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