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KUALA LUMPUR: The government is drafting a law to regulate the space industry in Malaysia, said Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ahmad Amzad Hashim.
He said that the absence of a law on the space industry had caused Malaysia to lag behind other countries that have signed various space agreements.
“Due to time constraints and some improvements to the Space Bill, it could not be presented at the last session of the Dewan Rakyat. We hope that the bill can be presented soon so that we have laws that regulate the space industry, especially with regard to the granting of licenses and permits to launch satellites, ”he said after opening the World Space Week celebrations today at the National Planetarium.
Amzad also witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Malaysian Astronautical Association, the National Planetarium, the Malaysian Scout Federation, the Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology and the Malaysian Space Initiatives for the creation of a consortium known as Spacevio.
Spacevio, the acronym for Volunteering Involving Organizations for Space, was created to develop a space community in Malaysia.
Former national astronaut candidate Captain Faiz Kamaludin, founder of the astronautics association, said he hoped the agreement would further develop the space industry by instilling awareness of space science in the community through workshops, webinars and virtual activities. .
