Third edition of Katara Space Science Program kicks off at Katara

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of Katara Space Science Program kicked off today, August 20, at Al Thuraya Planetarium in Katara. The three day event i...

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of Katara Space Science Program kicked off today, August 20, at Al Thuraya Planetarium in Katara. The three-day event is organised by the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara in collaboration with MAPS International and will continue until August 22.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the event, General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti affirmed that the Space Science Program is underway amid a striking success, as Katara positions itself as a avenue that illuminates a new cultural and scientific hub.

Dr. Al Sulaiti added that the programme is an innovation that would in fact open broad windows of knowledge to students and researchers to help them learn a lot about space sciences. He highlighted that a privileged elite of professional space professors and scientists are set to share their scientific experiences and knowledge in this extraordinary event.

He hoped that the programme would encourage youngsters to fervently pivot toward scientific research, innovation and excellence in this critical field, adding that preparing a new generation armed with culture and science is the Katara's foremost priority which always strives to be open to sciences, primarily the space science through state-of-the-art digital technologies Al Thuraya Planetarium offers to the public and those who are very much interested in space and astronomy.