Space weather
A joint statement with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering on the importance of preparing for the effects of space weather.
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and the Australian Academy of Science call for a practical response to space weather events.
Such events have the potential to significantly and detrimentally affect our access to space-based (i.e. satellite) services, and in some instances may also severely degrade ground-based and airborne electronic services.
Australia is strongly reliant on access to space-based services for telecommunications, positioning and timing information and remote sensing imagery, among others.
These services contribute to Australia’s national security, environmental integrity and to our standard of living.
