Malawi in the process of setting up a National Space Agency to champion introduction of space programs in the country. Malawi is set to benefit from this program sin the following capacity. • Economic Growth: based on the available literature the space industry will grow by 40% in terms of worth from $7billion in 2019 to $10billion in 2024 and Malawi can position itself to tap from this growth through venturing into space program thereby boosting the GDP. • Socioeconomical growth: Improving the domestic welfare and using space data and applications to enhance existing governance activities, such as agriculture, mapping, and climate science. • Geopolitical welfare: Giving the government a platform to participate in the global space community, establishing the nation as a prominent space faring nation and benefitting the nation’s national security.
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