- E. Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi, CEO of Saudi Space Commission (SSC) visited ISRO HQ, Bengaluru
- During his current visit to the Republic of India, the Saudi Space Commission CEO Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi held several bilateral meetings with government agencies, Indian companies, and leaders of the space sector.
- Saudi Arabia’s recent initiatives and future plan in space activities and associated collaboration opportunities were discussed during this meeting.
Bangalore, March 12. H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi, CEO of Saudi Space Commission (SSC) visited ISRO HQ, Bengaluru on March 9 and had a meeting with Somanath S, Chairman ISRO and Secretary Department of Space (DOS).
During his current visit to the Republic of India, the Saudi Space Commission CEO Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi held several bilateral meetings with government agencies, Indian companies, and leaders of the space sector to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and build strategic partnerships in space economies and its future sectors in a way that serves common interests.
Saudi Arabia’s recent initiatives and future plan in space activities and associated collaboration opportunities were discussed during this meeting.
Both sides also had discussions on Indian experience in developing end-to-end space capabilities and the recent opening up of the space sector for private investments.
In preparation to this meeting, the SSC technical team visited ISRO, DOS Centers located at Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and also visited the Centers at Thiruvananthapuram during the last few days.
Dr. Tamimi, met with the heads of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to discuss ways of cooperation in strengthening the space sector in the Kingdom by benefiting from Indian successful experiences. Discussions were also held in the areas of cooperation between the two sides in the transfer and localization of knowledge and contributing to the development of space industries in the Kingdom to achieve its strategic goals.
Dr. Al-Tamimi also visited the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bangalore and toured the center’s departments to get acquainted with the latest technologies being developed in the manufacture, design, and launch of satellites.
CEO of the Saudi Space Commission met the Director of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) in the city of Kerala to discuss aspects of cooperation in the fields of qualifying local human resources and specialists in space programmes and developing its technologies in the Kingdom, as well as identifying the main academic programs and research and innovation laboratories that can be learned from and implemented in the Kingdom.
The visit also included bilateral meetings with several heads of Indian companies in the space sector including NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), one of the commercial arms of ISRO, where he was briefed on the company’s experiences and projects, best practices that enhance the economic and commercial aspect of the space sector, improving its environment, and raising its competitiveness.
The India visit aims to enhance joint economic, commercial, and knowledge cooperation in space between the Kingdom and India, and to maximize the benefit from Indian experiences and expertise in this sector, to achieve the aspirations and goals of Saudi Vision 2030.
Chairman ISROand Secretary DOS extended a warm invitation to CEO of SSC for the G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting scheduled in July 2023 at Bengaluru.
CEO of SSC also invited Chairman ISRO, Secretary DOS to participate in the Space Economy Forum planned during the end of this year in Saudi Arabia.
