Manufacturing Bahrain space agency explores satellite manufacturing By Pramod Kumar February 13, 2025, 10:45 AM Unsplash/Matthijs van Heerikhuize The entities will work together in the field of satellite telemetry and data application activities Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Hong Kong-listed industrial satellite manufacturer to cooperate in satellite manufacturing. In addition, NSSA will work Uspace Technology Group in satellite telemetry, tracking and controlling, and data application activities, according to a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Uspace plans to manufacture 100 satellites in the first quarter of 2025, the statement said. In November 2024 Yaqoob Alqassab, an engineer at NSSA, said the Agency will sign two agreements with UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre to promote cooperation on lunar exploration and sustainability projects. DeepSeek’s arrival opens door for Middle East AI developers Qatar leads funding for quantum computing company UAE orders airlock module for lunar spacewalks A white paper by Euroconsult, released in January 2024, said that the value of the Middle East space sector is expected to hit $75 billion by 2032, while spending will increase by 92 percent over the next decade. The region’s space economy had trebled in 10 years to reach an estimated $25 billion by 2023, the report said.
