United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA)
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The decree of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin of the UAE and its position regionally and globally.
Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may Al-
Since its establishment in 2014, the UAESA has
lah protect him", to establish the United Arab Emir- accomplished many important achievements on the
ates Space Agency (UAESA) is an official entry domestic and international space sector through
of the Country into the international race track to its comprehensive strategy that was launched in
explore outer space, according to a policy aimed 2015. Its strategy is based on three basic powers
at building a strong and sustainable UAE space set out by His Highness the President of the State,
sector that supports and protects national interests represented in developing the space sector, pre-
and vital sectors, contributes to the diversity and paring its policies and regulations, and directing
growth of the economy, enhances Emirati special- national space programs that would benefit the na-
ized competencies, develops high scientific and tional economy, in addition to launching and imple-
technical capabilities, establishes a culture of inno- menting a set of initiatives and projects at the local
vation and national pride, and establishes the role and regional levels by qualified national cadres
Emirates Mars Mission « Hope Probe" ... Embodiment of Zayed>s Ambition
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space
union foundation.
Center has completed all prepa-
The Hope Probe, whose mission
rations and launched the Emir-
lasts until 2023, will provide more
ates Mars Mission " Hope
than 1000 gigabytes of new data
Probe" to Mars on July 20,
on Mars. A team of Emirati
2020 as a realistic embod-
researchers and scientists
iment of the ambition of
will study these data
the late Sheikh Zayed
and publish it to more
bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
than 200 research
may Allah have mer-
centers around the
cy upon him. Hope
world for the benefit
Probe is the first
of thousands of sci-
Arab and Islamic
entists specializing
Probe to reach Mars.
in space science.
The Probe, that is
This will enable them
supervised and fund-
also to study the im-
ed by the United Arab
pacts of climate on the
Emirates Space Agency
atmosphere of Mars, the
(UAESA), is scheduled to
changes that occur to it
reach Mars by 2021, coincid-
during its daily and seasonal
ing with the 50th anniversary of
rounds, as well as knowing the
the UAE's
climate of Mars around the clock.
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