In which city is the Australian Space Research Institute based?

The Australian Space Research Institute (ASRI) was formed in the early 1990s with the merger of the AUSROC Launch Vehicle Development Group at Monash University, Melbourne and the Australian Space Engineering Research Association (ASERA).

The institute is a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers. Most of the work at ASRI is done in collaboration with Australian universities such as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Queensland University of Technology and the University of Technology, Sydney. As of 2006, ASRI is developing a vision for the future of Australia's space community, including industry. ASRI does not receive any direct government funding.

The ASRI was created to provide opportunities for space-related industry and technology development for the Australian technical community.

During the heyday of rocketry research in the 1960s, Australia was the seventh nation to launch a satellite, WRESAT, into orbit, and the third from its own soil.

Since then Australian space-related activities have been virtually nonexistent.

The goal of the ASRI is to re-establish Australia as a significant player in the global space industry.