Article: MALAYSIA MANAGES TO ACQUIRE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 Asia Pulse - Malaysia's aggressive promotion of its infant satellite industry has allowed it to acquire the technology that had earlier been reserved for the developed world.

Efforts to master the mechanics of the outer space technology have removed the perception that it was something very difficult to learn.

Astronautics Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB), a wholly-owned government company set up a few years ago, has taken the bold step to acquire satellite technology.

Ita Managing Director Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad said when Malaysia decided to venture into the outer space sector in 1994, it was a sophisticated technology that ...

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