Australian Space Board

The Australian Space Board was a board that made up part of the Australian National Space Program initiative from 1986 until it was superseded by the Australian Space Council in 1994.

Australian Space Board

Agency overview
Formed	1986 (1986)[1]
Dissolved	1994 (1994)[2]
Superseding agency	Australian Space Council
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Agency executive	Robert Somervaille[3], Chairman
Parent department	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce[2]

The board's role was to advise the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce on the National Space Program.

The board was made up of five members appointed by the minister, with the Australian Space Office being an ex-officio member.^{[4]: p. 2} Later the CSIRO Office of Space Science and Applications also became a member.^[5]

See also

• Australia portal
• Spaceflight portal

• National Space Program