▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Senator ▁Michael ia ▁C ash ▁officially ▁announced ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Space ▁Agency , ▁ident ifying ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁located ▁with ▁the ▁Indust ry ▁Department ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Meg an ▁Clark ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁first ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Scott ▁Mor r ison ▁officially ▁announced ▁that ▁Ad ela ide ▁would ▁become ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Space ▁Agency . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁located ▁at ▁Lot ▁Four teen , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁Ad ela ide ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁offices ▁were ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁Agency ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁" tri ple ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁space ▁industry ▁and ▁create ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁jobs ▁by ▁ 2 0 3 0 ". ▁ ▁Head ▁of ▁Agency ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Australia ' s ▁Sat ellite ▁Util isation ▁Policy ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁government ▁space ▁ag encies ▁ ▁Wo om era ▁Ro cket ▁Range ▁Complex ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : Space ▁ag encies ▁Category : Space ▁programme ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : G overn