His Majesty King Hamad’s representative for humanitarian work and youth affairs Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has extended deepest congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as well as the Bahraini people on the looming launch of the first joint Bahraini-Emirati satellite, “Light-1”.
Named after His Majesty’s book, First Light, the satellite is expected to be launched later this month, and is considered a major achievement for Bahrain, as an elite of Bahraini youth who are skilled and qualified in the field of space have contributed to building it.
Shaikh Nasser made the statements while receiving Transportation and Telecommunications Minister and National Space Science (NSSA) board chairman Kamal Ahmed, NSSA Chief Executive Dr. Mohammed Al Aseeri, and the Bahrain space team, comprising a group of NSSA youths who contributed to the implementation of the satellite project.
Shaikh Nasser praised the milestone achievement, which is in line with the King’s vision and directives to develop the efforts in the field of space and other sciences to keep pace with the requirements of the present and future needs, by strengthening the national capacities, and qualifying Bahraini youth to be creative and excel in this field.
Shaikh Nasser hailed the ongoing fruitful co-operation with the UAE, praising deep-rooted between the two nations.
Transportation Minister expressed heartfelt thanks, appreciation and gratitude to Shaikh Nasser for his unwavering interest and support for NSSA’s 2019-2023 strategy.
He affirmed that the NSSA will continue implementing new initiatives to be announced soon.
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