A rocket is launched from Xichang space base in Xichang

 Egypt and China are to sign on Thursday a cooperation agreement in the space and remote sensing domains.
The agreement, between the National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences and China National Space Administration, aims at boosting cooperation between Egypt and China to serve sustainable development and space technology projects, said the agency's head Medhat Mokhtar told MENA.
He lauded the potentials China has in the remote sensing and space technology domains.