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According to PhilSA, the initiative is expected to help improve public services and support better decision-making for communities across the country. [caption id="attachment_422309" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Source: Manila Standard[/caption] The agreement was signed by PhilSA Director General Gay Jane Perez and NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) successfully launched two locally-built cube satellites (CubeSats)—Maya-5 and Maya-6—to the International Space Station (ISS) via the SpaceX Falcon 9 while on its 28th commercial resupply mission on June 5, 2023 at around 11:47 PM PST. "It is also geared towards increased utilization of domestic capabilities by transitioning to locally available components, fabricated boards, and manufactured structural frames," said PhilSA. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) recently launched SIKAP+, which stood for the Space Infrastructure, Know-How, and Applications Acceleration through Promotion and Training project, in aims to expand scientific research and cooperation among Asian nations. We will teach them how to control a satellite, how to process data from it, how to establish amateur ground receiving stations to be used in communication," said Shielo Muta, Chief Science Research Specialist of PhilSA's Space Mission Control and Operations Division, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency last Wednesday. "The project envisions creating a community among new entrants and existing space actors in the region by raising awareness about the benefits of space technologies for sustainable development that recognizes the varying levels of investments in each country," said PhilSA Space Information and Infrastructure Bureau Director Dr. Read more in our articles including "EU-PH Digital Initiative aims to boost connectivity and cybersecurity" and "PhilSA, NIA partner to improve irrigation using satellite data".