Washington | Former prime minister Scott Morrison has become chairman of Space Centre Australia, which plans to take advantage of new laws allowing more rocket launches in Australia from the likes of Elon Musk.
The Albanese government will axe restrictions on commercial US rocket launches on Australian soil, allowing SpaceX and others to set up operations in the outback and help the two countries take on an ascendent China in the space race.
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