Scientific Achievements
- KACST's Space Research Institute has designed some satellites that are used in scientific purposes. Such as: SaudiComSat-1 and SaudiGeo-1
- In 2006, KACST signed a collaboration agreement with CERN to participate in the construction of LINAC4 project. KACST engineers constructed a warm prototype of it. This prototype was then qualified at CERN. And now, KACST is working build up a high-energy physics community to participate in future CERN programs.
- In September 30, 2008, KACST funded the science team of Gravity Probe B, helping them to complete the project.
- In 2012, KACST announced the first electrostatic accelerator in Saudi Arabia. This accelerator has been designed by the National Center of Mathematics and Physics.
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