In mid-2021, the NSQN was inaugurated, supported by a $2.5 million grant from the Australian Space Agency’s Space Infrastructure Fund. This initiative has enabled space qualification infrastructure nationwide, worth $1 billion, bolstering the prospects for the success of future space missions.

The NSQN emerged from a collective ambition to establish a premier, sovereign space qualification service, aimed at bolstering the Australian Space Manufacturing Industry. This initiative was brought to life through the collaboration of six foundational partners: The Australian National University (InSpace, HIA, and NSTF), the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Steritech, the University of Wollongong Australia (Centre for Medical Radiation Physics), Saber Astronautics, and Nova Systems. This united effort underscores a commitment to an Australian-led and -managed space testing landscape.