Overview
- The new agency will run a multi-agency operations centre to coordinate satellite tasking and deliver geospatial analytics for government users.
- It will develop national legislation for the space sector with a pro-innovation, pro-business approach that maintains high standards for safety and sustainability.
- Plans include expanding Singapore’s Earth observation satellite constellation and building space situational awareness capabilities to protect assets in orbit.
- Since 2022 the government has committed over S$200 million to space R&D with priorities in carbon-monitoring remote sensing, space sustainability technologies, and microgravity research for health.
- NSAS builds on OSTIn under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, draws on a local base of about 70 companies and 2,000 professionals, and was announced at the inaugural Space Summit attended by hundreds of organizations.