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Prof. Mesfin Abebe

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H.E. Mr. Tefera Walwa Founder and former patron Read bio
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi Businessman and benefactor Read bio
Dr. Legesse Wetro Physicist 1950–2017 Read bio
H.E. Mr. Kemal Bedri Jurist 1949–2026 Read bio

The Ethiopian Space Science Society was established in 2004 by 47 founding members. It is a non-profit society of members from astronomy, astrophysics, space science and technology, and today has over 20,000 individual members, 33 branch associations, 68 institutional members and 100+ space school clubs.

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