MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have signed an agreement on space cooperation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
According to the DFA, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) Director General Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Yamakawa Hiroshi signed the memorandum of cooperation in an online ceremony held last June 11.
The memorandum, according to the DFA, seeks to provide a framework of cooperation in a number of areas, including space applications, satellite development, and the promotion of the space industry.
“As we sign this agreement, we look back to what our country has been able to ach…
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