A Bhumjaithai MP will be the next space research chief.
Vice-chairman of the House committee on communications, telecommunications, digital economy and society (DES) Settapong Malisuwan will take over as chairman of the Excellence Centre for Space Technology and Research (Ecstar).
He succeeds the president of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Assoc Prof Khomsan Malisee.