QUEZON CITY - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have officially signed the memorandum of agreement on the transition of Space Science and Technology Assets (SSTA) from DOST to PhilSA on Monday. DOST and PhilSA entered into the agreement to cooperate on the joint operation, transition and turnover of SSTA Projects to PhilSA. Both agencies will continue to collaborate and work together to facilitate the smooth joint operation of the Philippine Earth Data Resource Observation (PEDRO) Center, Remote Sensing and Data Science or DATOS, Synthetic Aperture Radar with Automatic Identification System or SARwAIS Project, and the Ground Receiving, Archiving, Science Product Development and Distribution or GRASPED Project, which are being maintained or implemented by the DOST Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI). The joint operation means both agencies will have access to the process, functions, and systems of the mentioned ser