Amman- 25 October 2017
GJU is proud that Dr. Raed Mesleh from the school of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Dr. Osamah Saadeh from the School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management participate as advisors for MASAR, an initiative by the Crown Prince Foundation.
Dr. Raed and Dr. Osamah were present during the visit of HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to the Nano lab at JUST University as HRH contributed to the final installation of the Cubesat designed by the Masar team.
The Masar initiative aims to inspire youth’s passion for innovation in space technology. The first NASA interns’ research and interest in nanosatellite technology inspired them to establish the CubeSat program and its design of “JY1-SAT” — Jordan’s first satellite — in memory of His Majesty the late King Hussein (who held the call sign of JY1). As the program’s mentors and advisors today, they guide volunteer engineering students in their exploration of satellite engineering through training, research and practical hands-on experience that will result in the JY1-SAT’s launch into space.