Royal Australian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts to become Australia's first space commander

Summary

This article about the first head of the new Australian Space Division makes the following points:

• RAAF AVM Catherine Roberts appointed as first head of the new Australian Space Division.
• She is a trained engineer who joined the RAAF in 1986.
• Planning is underway for the new military ‘space command’  division
• AVM   Roberts is currently the Head of Air Force Capability,.
• She was awarded a CSC  for overseeing the introduction of major aviation capabilities.

References

• 'SPACE' (Operating in and use of) 01: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• Alternative Link: 'SPACE' (Operating in and use of) 01: COLLECTION
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)