ian ▁Space ▁Program ▁The ▁Egypt ian ▁space ▁program ▁in ▁fact ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Space ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 6 / 5 / 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 6 / 5 / 1 9 9 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Space ▁Program ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Rem ote ▁S ens ing ▁and ▁Space ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Object ives ▁En abling ▁Egypt ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Space ▁Technology ▁Age ▁through ▁design ing ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁small ▁research ▁and ▁remote ▁sens ing ▁sat ell ites , ▁acqu iring ▁techn ological ▁knowledge ▁and ▁capabilities , ▁and ▁building ▁required ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁achieve ▁self - cap ability ▁to ▁design ▁& ▁manufact ures ▁small ▁sat ell ites ▁Transfer ▁of ▁advanced ▁space ▁techn ologies ▁in ▁communication , ▁computers , ▁programs , ▁opt ics , ▁sens ors , ▁new ▁materials , ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁and ▁energy ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Scient ific ▁community . ▁Drive ▁innov ation ▁in ▁earth ▁observations ▁and ▁space ▁sciences ▁Util izing ▁of ▁space ▁techn ologies ▁& ▁applications ▁in ▁development ▁plans . ▁Ac qu iring ▁national ▁capabilities ▁in ▁Space ▁Technology ▁discipl ines . ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁scientific ▁& ▁industrial ▁base ▁in ▁advanced ▁technology ▁fields . ▁Building ▁human ▁resource ▁capabilities ▁for ▁space ▁sciences ▁fields . ▁Co ordin ating ▁and ▁en han cing ▁the ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁research ▁& ▁industrial ▁cent ers ▁and ▁space ▁program ▁through ▁a ▁national