satellites
Egypt to name its first astronaut soon, says professor of Aviation Engineering
Science
March 24, 2021
Egypt to name its first astronaut soon, says professor of Aviation Engineering
A professor at the institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology Ahmed Farag announced that Egypt will soon announce its first…
Egypt opens satellite center to monitor building violations
Technology
August 25, 2020
Egypt opens satellite center to monitor building violations
Egypt inaugurated a satellite monitoring center on Monday to accurately inform state authorities of the true number of building violations…
Egypt’s ‘Space Day’ to be held on February 16
Science
February 11, 2020
Egypt’s ‘Space Day’ to be held on February 16
The Egyptian Space Agency is set to host “Space Day”on February 16, an open event aiming to inform the public…
World’s largest plane makes first test flight
Technology
April 14, 2019
World’s largest plane makes first test flight
The world’s largest airplane — a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines — made its first…
Trump plans to create US Space Command
World
December 18, 2018
Trump plans to create US Space Command
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, creating…
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
World
August 16, 2016
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the…
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Sisi to relaunch Egypt’s space agency: NARSS official
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeking to relaunch the Egyptian space agency project that stumbled in the 1960s, according to Alaa…
Israeli military expert concerned about Egypt’s purchase of two satellites
Egypt
December 24, 2015
Israeli military expert concerned about Egypt’s purchase of two satellites
Former deputy head of the Israeli National Security Council and Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (IPS)…
Egypt plans to shut down 56 unlicensed satellite channels
Egypt
April 22, 2014
Egypt plans to shut down 56 unlicensed satellite channels
The Egyptian authorities will shut down 56 satellite channels without license including music, miscellaneous and religous channels, according to Al-Arabiya…
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Neither Israel--nor any other country other than Egypt--has the ability to assume control of Egypt's EgySat 1 satellite, Ayman al-Dessouky,…