Najib: Space policy can benefit nation


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak chairs a National Science Council (NSC) meeting in Putrajaya. With him is Science technology and Innovation minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia now has a National Space Policy to allow the country to look into developing technologies related to aerospace and turn it into a new economic contributor.

With the policy in place, authorities can plan to develop this sector systematically and ensure it is well managed so that the nation will benefit from it.

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