On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Authority, chaired the third meeting of the Board of Directors of the Authority via video call.

Prince Sultan bin Salman appreciated the support the commission received from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

His Highness affirmed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques - may God support him - kept pace with the launch of the space sector in the Kingdom four decades ago, and continued the participation of the Saudi scientific team and astronaut in the space discovery in 1985 AD, up to his honorable order to establish the Saudi Space Authority to be the national body responsible for developing the sector and directing efforts. In order to achieve the Kingdom's leadership and the international position it deserves.

His Highness promised the Cabinet's confirmation, in its meeting held yesterday, on the Kingdom’s keenness to regulate everything related to satellite systems, develop technologies for launching spacecraft, work to enhance space security, strengthen international cooperation with the competent authorities in the field of space, and invite the Kingdom To concerted international efforts to lay the foundations necessary to ensure its use for scientific and peaceful purposes, to confront the threat posed by space debris, and for states to implement their activities in outer space in a spirit of responsibility, a statement of the state's interest in the space sector and work to invest it in a way that benefits the homeland and is in line with the Kingdom's mission Continuous integration with international efforts in various fields, and an affirmation of commitment to the future of this sector and its empowerment in the Kingdom.

The Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors stressed that the great wealth and competitive advantage that the Kingdom possesses in the space sector is qualified human capital. Therefore, since its inception, the Authority has focused on developing human capital and launched an initiative within this broad path, the “Space Generations” program, which enters an important stage by signing agreements. With a number of local universities and the most prominent international universities.