Sabah could be among 16 locations in the world to have its own space launch facility. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KOTA KINABALU - Sabah will be among the 16 locations in the world to have its own space launch facility if a feasibility study to build the site in the east Malaysian state goes well.
If it was found that the state was suitable, Datuk Arifin said, this would make Malaysia only the ninth worldwide to have a space launch facility. “We will set up the Sabah Space Industrial Corporation will work closely with the Malaysian Space Agency to implement initiatives to develop the aeronautics industry in Sabah.At the award ceremony at the Sabah International Convention Centre here, the Letter of Intent was awarded to local company Sovereign Sengalang Sdn Bhd to undertake a feasibility study on the International Space Launch Industrial Centre of which the exact site would be determined later.
If the SLIC materialises, Datuk Arifin said, it would provide the avenue to create between 300 and 500 companies in the aerospace industry and subsequently create 5,000 job opportunities, including 90 high-paying positions.Mr Ezra said that the state’s unique position close to the equator line made it suitable to have a launching facility.
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