Construction underway at 8 buildings of the Egypt’s new Space city: CEO – Egypt Today

Construction underway at 8 buildings of the Egypt’s new Space city: CEO – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 13 July 2022: Construction works are underway at eight out of a total 23 buildings at the new Egyptian space city, stated Mohamed El-Qousy, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency. The space city is being inaugurated on an area of ​​123 acres and is planned to include 23 buildings, including the Egyptian Space Agency building, the African Space Agency building, and the design and development building for space systems. The city will also include a space academy, a planetarium, an advanced library of space information, a meeting room, a hotel to host foreign delegations, a satellite assembly and a testing center, which is one of the most important facilities within the city. Al-Qousy pointed out that the second phase includes the service buildings of the space city, including a social complex, a place for treatment and prayer. “Then we enter the stage of establishing the Egyptian Space Academy, building a space systems research and development center, and creating a space museum and planetarium to be a tourist attraction,” he continued. “The state did not skimp on us in finance to complete the space city, and the city’s plan is proceeding according to what has been set,” he added,