A Bhumjaithai MP will be the next space research chief.
Vice-chairman of the House committee on communications, telecommunications, digital economy and society (DES) Settapong Malisuwan will take over as chairman of the Excellence Centre for Space Technology and Research (Ecstar).
He succeeds the president of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Assoc Prof Khomsan Malisee.
Ecstar operates under KMITL’s International Academy of Aviation Industry (IAAI) and is set to develop the country’s research properties in space, said Col Settapong.
The aim is for Thailand to be a leader and hub in Southeast Asia for space research as part of the 20-year development strategy.
He said the centre’s plan is also to support startup businesses conduct studies on climate change commissioned by the Spacecraft Commission for Economic and Social Security…
