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Head of Australian Space Agency appointed Vice President of IAF Bureau in lead up to IAC 2025
We speak with Enrico Palermo, head of the Australian Space Agency following his appointment to Vice President of the IAF Bureau.
The IAF Bureau is one of the main organs of the International Astronautical Federation, generally meeting five times a year – twice in March during the IAF Spring Meetings held in Paris and three times during the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in September/ October. The President and Vice Presidents are elected for three years.
Malaysia's national space policy 2030
We speak with Director General Gs. Tuan Haji Azlikamil Napiah of the Malaysia Space Agency (MYSA)
We get an introduction to the MYSA and space agency government framework, starting with the National Space Policy 2030 and Malaysian Digital Economy.
Tuan Haji provides an overview of the current programmes and priorities, Open Data Initiative, Research and Development (R&D) programme, Space Operations Complex (SOC) and remote sensing satellite data received by SOC is transferred to MYSA Headquarters and GNSS capabilities in Malaysia, including the prospect of Malaysia becoming a space launch country in the next five years.
