Cyprus becomes associate member of European Space Agency

Cyprus has become an associate member of the European Space Agency, the agency announced on Thursday.

It said that a seven-year agreement for the island’s associate membership entered force on Tuesday, after its director-general Joseph Aschbacher notified Research Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou.

 “The transition of the Republic of Cyprus from ‘cooperating state’ to ‘associate member’ builds on the positive assessments carried out by both the European Space Agency and the...