Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lauded South Australian Premier Steven Marshall declaring his re-election next month an "absolute necessity".
Closing out the first week of the state election campaign, Mr Morrison came to Adelaide on Friday to announce a $65 million boost for the space sector.
The SA-based Australian Space Agency will receive half the funding to procure and provide spaceflights and services for the nation's space sector.
The government will co-invest the other $32 million into the development of up to three new or existing spaceports or launch sites across Australia.
The PM praised Mr Marshall's lobbying to make SA the centre of the country's space industry and went further in crediting the premier with "turning the state around", through having the fastest growing economy in the nation.
"South Australia is now contributing to the national economic growth of this country," Mr Morrison said.
"This has to be bedded in. This has to be locked in. This is not a time for South Australians to turn back to where they were before
"In order for these incredible gains to be realised into the future the return of the Marshall government here in South Australia is an absolute necessity."
Continuing his focus on health this week, Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas committed a Labor government to opening up 64 more hospital beds across three hospitals.
Twenty-four beds will be added at both the Lyell McEwin Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre and 16 at the Gawler Hospital.
Labor said the additional hospital beds would free up blocked emergency departments, allowing paramedics to transfer patients into EDs as soon as they arrive, ending ambulance ramping.
"The Liberal government has let ramping escalate to record levels without providing any solutions," Mr Malinauskas said.
"Only Labor has a comprehensive plan to help fix the ramping crisis and deliver the best health services right across South Australia."
South Australians go to the polls on March 19.
