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First Arab space group established in UAE 

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Sheikh Mohammed Rashid and Sheikh Mansour Zayed are briefed on the UAE Space Agency’s projects. Photo Credit: WAM
Sheikh Mohammed Rashid, vice president and ruler of Dubai, attends the first day of the Global Space Congress in its second year in Abu Dhabi today. Photo Credit: WAM

DUBAI: Eleven Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Tuesday set up the first Arab space organisation, whose first project will be developing a satellite to monitor environmental and climate changes, Xinhua news agency reported.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, UAE vice president and ruler of Dubai, attended the ceremony of signing the charter for the Arab Group for Space Collaboration, held on the opening day of Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mohammed said the group’s first project would be developing a satellite named as 813, the year the House of Wisdom in Baghdad reached the height of its reputation. The satellite will be developed in the UAE.

He noted that the House brought together scientists and translated books of knowledge, and became a place for the region to unleash its scientific energy.

Sheikh Mohammed Rashid and Sheikh Mansour Zayed are briefed on the UAE Space Agency’s projects. Photo Credit: WAM

The Global Space Congress, held on March 19-21, is one of the key events bringing together space sector leaders of the Middle East and North Africa region.

The UAE cabinet on March 11 adopted the National Space Strategy 2030, which includes 36 objectives and 119 initiatives benefiting more than 85 entities in the UAE.

The strategy is seen as the general framework for UAE’s space industry and activities until 2030. – Bernama

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