UAE will send the first Arab mission to the moon by 2024
The UAE will send the first Arab mission to the moon by 2024, it was announced on Saturday as part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre 2021-2031 strategy launch.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the new strategy, which aims to shape the centre’s work in the coming decade to enhance global competitiveness and strategic partnerships of the space sector in the country, as well as establish a new phase of Emirati potential in the space exploration and technology fields and other related industries.
On his Twitter account, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said: "The UAE's ambition in the space sector to explore, plan and make the future. Our youth, engineers and pioneers open new horizons in the science, technology and innovation fields in this vital sector for the future of our world."
Arab Space Sector
He added, "The space sector in the country represents a tributary to the Arab space sector with the experiences it has gained and the knowledge it has developed and the strategic partnerships it has held. Its future programmes for training national cadres in the space sector and building satellites will be supported by knowledge, data and innovations academic and scientific research institutions in the Arab world and the world for the benefit of mankind."
Sheikh Mohammed emphasised that the future strategies and programmes developed by the UAE in the space sector enhance its position in the club of pioneering countries in space exploration and development of international cooperation in this sector, as they support the knowledge-based economy and innovation and qualify a capable generation of national cadres who acquired knowledge and experience, and inspire generations of Arab youth in the region and increase their ambition, challenge and excellence in all fields.
