Kuwaiti academics laud organization of Abu Dhabi’s Global Space Congress
ABU DHABI: Kuwaiti academics partaking in the Abu Dhabi’s Global Space Congress lauded yesterday the organization of the event which will hopefully lead to the launch of several space programs in the region.
Speaking on the sideline of the event, which began yesterday, the Kuwaiti academics said that they had participated in several workshops held on the sideline of the congress, stressing that such participation was crucial for the development of more scientific and space programs within the GCC.
Dr Halah Al-Jasser, from the Physics Department of Kuwait University (KU), said that Kuwait was keen on partaking in events promoting space programs in the region, adding that recently a Kuwaiti delegation took part in the celebrations to launch an Arab-funded satellite at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) and KU were part of the team that funded the satellite project, said Jasser.
Meanwhile, KFAS official Dr Bassem AlFaili said that he was impressed by the congress and the UAE’s ability to host such grand events. The fellow GCC and Arab country is taking the right steps towards partaking in the world’s space ambition especially after it launched its own Space Agency in 2014, he said. The Global Space Congress began Tuesday with the participation of 600 scientists, experts, and academics. — KUNA