Syrian Space Agency
The Syrian Space Agency (Arabic: وكالة الفضاء و الطيران السورية) is a government run organization overseen by the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Mohammed al Khatib, and dedicated to space exploration.
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 18, 2014 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Syrian Government |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Motto | Using space technology for research and observing the Earth[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www |
History
- On the 18th of March 2014, and after three years of syrian civil war, the government announces the creation of the Syrian Space Agency.[2][1]
- On the 19th of August 2016, the Syrian Government and the Russian Government signed an agreement pledging cooperation in the areas of Space Research and Remote Sensing. It was signed by the general director of the authority for remote sensing, Dr Osama-al Ammar, on the Syrian side, and Igor Komarov, the head of Roscosmos, on the Russian side.[3]
- On the 11th of December 2018, the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Khatib, said during a visit to space research facilities that "a road map for the Syrian space program, as well as for the launch of the first artificial satellite into Earth’s orbit" should be developed.[4][5]
gollark: Like I said, if you could reliably get future information/transmit information backward in time, that would be ridiculously powerful.
gollark: Wait, presupposes that *god* can do that (which is required if said god is omnipotent), or that *people* can get future information?
gollark: Oh, and if you can get answers on yes/no questions about the future that also allows you to transmit information backward through time, obviously.
gollark: If you could tell the future that way, there would already be autodivinators (or, if you can't do that, many minimum-wage people flipping coins) used for picking stocks.
gollark: (if it's *not*, then the chance of getting two heads or two tails is... a half, anyway)
References
- Ohlheiser, A. (2014, March 18). Syria Creates a Space Agency in the Middle of its Civil War. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/03/syria-creates-space-agency-middle-its-civil-war/359308/
- Rupar, T. (2014, March 18). Syria has set up a space agency. Retrieved May 14, 2020, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/03/18/syria-has-set-up-a-space-agency/
- Manar. (2016, August 19). Syria, Russia sign scientific cooperation agreement in space technology. Retrieved from https://sana.sy/en/?p=85787
- Sheldon, J. (2018, December 13). Syria Seeks To Build Satellite, Establish A Space Programme. Retrieved from https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/syria-seeks-to-build-satellite-establish-a-space-programme/
- "Syria Aims for the Stars With New Space Mission". Al Bawaba. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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