Morocco has joined the newly set up Arab group for cooperation in space and satellite technology and industry. The announcement of the birth of the new Arab body was made this week in Abu Dhabi at the second edition of the Global Space Congress. Its first mission lies in developing an observation satellite that will monitor the Earth’s environment and climate in Arab countries. Morocco has put in the orbit two earth observation satellites developed by a consortium comprising Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. The Global Space Congress, organized by the UAE Space Agency, is the largest gathering of global space industry leaders in the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2019 13:30 UTC