Celebrating Bahrain’s Light-1 satellite’s success | THE DAILY TRIBUNE

TDT | Manama

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His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received more messages of congratulations royal family members, ministers, and senior government as well as private sector key officials following the successful launch of the first joint Bahraini-Emirati satellite Light-1 on Tuesday.

They also expressed their pride in His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Advisor, Commander of the Royal Guard, and Secretary-General of the Supreme Defence Council, and his achievements in various scientific fields to raise the Kingdom’s status at all levels.

The joint nanosatellite Light-1 successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS).

It was carried aboard a Falcon 9 rocket which launched the SpaceX CRS-24 commercial resupply mission from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, at 1:06 pm Tuesday, in Bahrain (2:06 UAE time).

The nanosatellite was built and designed in collaboration between the UAE Space Agency and Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA).

The project was executed at Khalifa University and New York University Abu Dhabi.

After reaching its orbit around Earth, Light-1 will monitor and study terrestrial gamma-ray flashes from thunderstorms and cumulus clouds.

It will be the first study of its kind in the region.

Congratulatory messages came from:

Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, Education Minister Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed National Space Science Agency (NSSA) CEO Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Al Aseeri, HM the King’s Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Shaikh Duaij bin Salman bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH), Lieutenant General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, Royal Court Affairs Minister, His Highness Shaikh Ali bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, HRH Crown Prince’s Court Chief Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed bin Salman Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Cabinet Affairs Minister HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) President Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, National Financial and Administrative Audit Office (NAO) President Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB)’s President Shaikh Salman bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Attorney General, Dr Ali bin Fadhel Al Buainin.