Sabah embarks on space launch facility study


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will be among the 16 locations in the world to have its own space launch facility if a feasibility study to build the site in the state goes well.

Sabah Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Arifin Arif said the state would initiate the study as the first step following the formation of the Sabah Space Industrial Corporation which has been agreed by the state Cabinet.

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