Years of community protesting hasn't stopped SA's planning minister granting final approvals to allow the company behind a rocket launching project to continue with its space exploration mission.
Whalers Way will be Southern Launch 's second site in South Australia after Koonibba.A rocket launching base at Whalers Way on South Australia 's Eyre Peninsula will go ahead after the state's planning minister approved the proposal.
South Australia's planning minister has granted the final government approval required for a proposed rocket launching complex on the Eyre Peninsula. The company's chief executive Lloyd Damp said he wanted to be launching rockets out of Whalers Way by the end of next year."I'm glad that we've been able to step through everything in a structured process, and we're able to demonstrate there is an environmental benefit to the area.ABC Eyre Peninsula: Jodie Hamilton"Our plan is that once we understand all the conditions, we'll then aim to have the site operational for the first launch by the end of next year.
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