Framework agreement to promote cooperative activities in space signed with French agency

A framework agreement related to the promotion of cooperative activities in space has been signed between the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and the French space agency Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES). The aim of this agreement is to establish a relationship aimed at improving the cooperation and development of opportunities for Maltese entities and professionals to collaborate with an agency of outstanding heritage within the space sector. Considering that the Maltese space sector is at its inception, the agreement aimed to continue raising awareness and capacity building within this sector, a prime objective of the recently published National Space Policy. MCST executive chairman Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando said that such added leverage to capacity building and public outreach, supplementing efforts with tangible examples of good practices that helped bridging the gap between society and satellite applications.   CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall said it was especially important that Malta wished to step up its national research effort and contribute to shaping Europe’s space policy in the years ahead. Apart from collaborating on space-related capacity...