Moon to Mars: opportunities for Australian businesses

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The Moon to Mars initiative gives Australian businesses and researchers the opportunity to showcase their immense knowledge and capabilities in projects that can support NASA’s Moon to Mars program.

Accelerating the growth of Australia’s space industry

Funded by a $150 million investment over 5 years, the initiative:

showcases Australia’s best ideas and technologies for the support of space missions to the Moon and Mars
enables Australian businesses to thrive in international space supply chains
creates jobs and supports industry transformation across Australia

Joining NASA in lunar exploration and beyond

The initiative is a result of our partnership with NASA on future space cooperation. This partnership launched in September 2019.

The Australian Space Agency has designed three integrated elements to the initiative.

Supply Chain Program

The Supply Chain Program:

targets projects and activities to deliver products and services into domestic and international space supply chains
offers support through grants and facilitation

The program has two elements:

open non-competitive capability grants (now open)
supply chain engagement and facilitation

The Supply Chain capability improvements grants are now open. Visit the Business Grants Hub for more information or to apply.

Demonstrator Program

The Demonstrator Program showcases Australian industry’s strengths to the world. It provides a pathway to develop and launch products that will:

create new capability
enable new business ventures, revenue streams or markets

Trailblazer Program

The Trailblazer Program is our inspirational flagship program, supporting NASA’s return to the Moon and on to Mars. It will:

contribute flagship Australian space capability within an international space exploration program
leverage Australia’s competitive strengths in space and showcase Australian capabilities to the world