His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden.

During the meeting attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II at Al Husseiniya Palace, King Abdullah said Jordan is looking forward to benefitting from the programmes and expertise of NASA in the advanced science field, which is to be incorporated into the curricula of local educational and academic institutions.

His Majesty thanked NASA for its cooperation with the initiatives of HRH Crown Prince Hussein, including an academic exchange programmes.

Jordan is the only Arab country, and one out of 10 globally, to have signed an agreement with NASA in the field of training exceptional students, adding that the agreement resulted in a local team working on designing the first Jordanian satellite “CubeSat”.

For his part, Bolden voiced the importance of the agreement connecting NASA and the initiatives of the Crown Prince, saying the agency is looking forward to further cooperation.

He also praised the advanced level Jordan has reached in different sectors.

The meeting was attended by Royal Hashemite Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh and King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan.

The collaboration between Jordan and NASA, which started two years ago, encompasses internships for Jordanians interested in pursuing a career in technology as well as a joint NASA/Jordanian team collaborating on building and programming a Nano satellite such as a Cubesat.