National Space Science Agency
The National Space Science Agency is the Bahraini government entity responsible for space science. It was established by Royal Decree No. 11 for the Year 2014 and works under the supervision of the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunication.Activities
NSSA's current focus is on promoting space science, technology and applications in the Kingdom of Bahrain through many community events; building capacity in the fields of satellite manufacturing, satellite tracking, control and monitoring, earth observation data and image processing and analysis to fulfil stakeholders' national needs; and creating a new “space” sector in the Kingdom.
The NSSA offers 3 services: providing high resolution images for the Kingdom of Bahrain in different sizes and formats; processing and analyzing satellite imagery and data to generate useful information to fulfil stakeholders needs; and providing Satellite Images and Data for the Kingdom of Bahrain in different resolutions, bands and selected time.
In February 2020, the cabinet of the Kingdom of Bahrain approved signing a memorandum of understanding between NSSA and the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos. Other similar collaborations have been reached between the NSSA and International space agencies such as the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Italian Space Agency, Indian Space Research Organisation, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre and UK Space Agency.
