Egypt to establish new space agency

CAIRO – 27 September 2017: The Egyptian government approved on Wednesday a law allowing the establishment of an Egyptian Space Agency, Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel ghaffar announced on Wednesday.

At a press conference at the Cabinet, the minister said that Egypt is a country that has solid experience in the launch of satellites, and set to launch the satellite “Egypt Sat 2” by 2021, with the collaboration of China.

The launching of the new Egyptian Satellite was amongst the bundle of agreements signed with China during President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s recent participation in the ninth annual BRICS summit.

The minister concluded that the new law, which has been already referred to the parliament for the final nod, will open Egypt up to the world community of space technology.