The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research submitted to the Cabinet a proposal on a special law for the establishment of an Egyptian Space Agency, said Deputy Minister of Higher Education for Scientific Research Essam Khamis. Khamis stressed that space science is one of the most important sciences that countries all over the world seek to achieve tangible successes in. The law will be at the service of development projects in Egypt, and the development of space science and technology, so that Egypt can launch satellites from its territory. In related news, Egypt hosted last week Hackathon, NASA's world competition for space and earth sciences applications. The test measured the contestant's ability to provide untraditional solutions for the natural hazards and environmental challenges facing earth, he pointed out.

Source: Egypt Independent May 05, 2017 14:15 UTC