The Australian government has granted in principle approval for rockets to be launched from the state of South Australia (SA) notwithstanding local opposition.

Christian Porter, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, announced regulatory approval for a commercial rocket launch, which will take place later this year at the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex operated by Southern Launch, according to the information from the source.

The decision has facilitated for commercial launches from the site. The Whalers Way launch site will initially support a test launch campaign for up to three suborbital rockets. Lloyd Damp, the CEO of Southern Launch, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday that the final government approval was a welcome step. "This is an exciting development on our journey to establish the first site in Australia capable of launching commercial satellites into orbit, enabling South Australia to start capturing part of the AUSD 5.5 billion global space-launch market," he said.

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