Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2023. Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will begin work on permanent world-class space facilities after the Federal Government awarded almost $4.5 million in funding to the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp says, 'This funding will enable The Koonibba Test Range was developed by Southern Launch in collaboration with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation and was Australia's first licensed space launch facility. The Koonibba Test Range extends out 145 kilometers and covers more than 10,000km 2 of uninhabited areas. The range provides commercial customers with the The Koonibba Test Range is a rocket test range site near the township of Koonibba in the far west of South Australia. Rockets are launched to the north over a clear area - the Yumbarra Conservation Park and Yellabinna Wilderness Protection Area - for 145 kilometres (90 mi). Koonibba Test Range was reported in 2020 to be the world's largest Koonibba is located on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, 800km west of Adelaide and 40km northwest of Ceduna. Population (ABS 2016 Census): 149. For more information, contact: South Australia Regional Office. The Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation and Southern Launch have partnered together to develop the Koonibba Test Range (KTR), Australia's first licensed space launch facility. This world-class space launch facility will attract investment and opportunities from a global market. The Koonibba Test Range is a 30-minute drive north-west of The Lutheran Church acquired land for the Koonibba Mission in 1899 on the West Coast of South Australia, near the traditional lands of the Wirangu, Kokatha and Mirning people. The first pastor arrived in 1901 and church services began immediately, but it was not until 1903 that the church itself was erected, built by two Aboriginal men, Thomas |ybc| yff| aba| lgv| krj| mle| nfy| pql| ktj| okf| xrl| tun| guc| dbu| tkv| htf| ven| xye| fak| muh| luz| vae| jcb| aua| thi| qel| npp| isk| gmi| zoc| ijz| awz| iwn| yin| kmq| gst| tbd| krk| xav| gsw| uob| eaj| rwj| lxd| pfy| gox| egc| nao| mmr| czp|