Michaelson asks why Egypt is launching a space program

Why is Egypt spending money to build a space agency, Ruth Michaelson asks in Newsweek. She says the Egyptian Space Agency is the “latest attempt to reinvigorate the Egyptian economy with a series of mega-projects.” Mohamed Adel-Yehia, head of Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space, tells Michaelson he does not believe the goal is at odds with immediate economic needs, “this is essential for us to provide those loaves of bread. Our dream is to use this technology to develop our country economically.”