Professor Rafiq Akram, Director at Morocco’s RCSSR, Appointed Chair of COPUOS - Space in Africa

Professor Rafiq Akram, Director at Morocco’s RCSSR, Appointed Chair of COPUOS - Space in Africa

During the 68th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Professor Rafiq Akram, Director at […] The post Professor Rafiq Akram, Director at Morocco’s RCSSR, Appointed Chair of COPUOS appeared first on Space in Africa.

Morocco Assumes Presidency of UN Space Committee, Champions African Space Development

By acclamation with the unanimous support of the African Group, one of the five United Nations regional groups composed of all 54 Member States from the African continent, Morocco assumed the presidency of the 68th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) on Wednesday in Vienna, Morocco’s Press Agency (MAP) reported. With Professor Rafiq Akram, Director of the Royal Center for Remote Sensing, at the helm, the Moro…