[SatNews] Clyde Space Ltd, a spacecraft system engineering and nanosatellite specialist based in Glasgow, Scotland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lootah Technical Centre (LTC), a competency based education and training centre and part of the S.S. Lootah Group. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 'Engineering Day' seminar and workshop hosted recently by LTC, where Mr. Yousif Saeed Lootah, Deputy CEO of LTC and Ritchie Logan, Business Development Manager of Clyde Space inked the agreement.

The MoU aims to explore the development of 'Cubesat' projects for nano/micro satellite space programs to serve the needs of the MENA region. Clyde Space, a leading supplier of spacecraft systems for small satellite missions, will collaborate with LTC to offer education and training in building and integrating CubeSat and its sub-systems. The future scope of the MoU will expand to develop CubeSat business in the region in addition to providing consultancy and advisory services. Cubesats are miniature satellites usually only 10 cm tall and wide and used extensively in space research.