UAE’s Space Initiative in the next 10 years!

Through introducing 71 programs over the next 10 years, the UAE has ambitious space ambitions and strives to accomplish targets, top officials of the UAE Space Agency said. The UAE intends to be one of the most pioneering countries in the field of space as part of the National Space Plan 2030, focusing on areas of expertise, space facilities, local capability and technology , engineering, R&D, alliances, investments and a regulatory system to achieve the objectives. Fatima Al Shamsi, a specialist in space policy at the UAE Space Agency, said the country is working to achieve its goals through 71 projects in the next 10 years.

The improvement of collaborations with companies operating in the space industry and others would be a major priority. Growing financial commitment and assistance. They will build strategies to facilitate investment in space. They will have plans to encourage projects and to support them. Innovation and creativity in the space industry will be encouraged. And it will concentrate on building local skills and recruiting groundbreaking organizations, both those present in the UAE and foreign ones coming to the UAE. They would also guarantee the execution ‘s success with many devices. Successful participation of partners and collaboration is the primary priority. We have 30 organisations so far in 2020, collaborating closely with them to extend their horizons on what their contribution might be in terms of economic development in the space industry. $6 billion has been spent by the UAE in space operations.

And the Director-General of the UAE Space Agency, Dr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ahbabi, said the country has the best climate for investing in space. The UAE Space Agency is partnering with a range of agencies to encourage and enable space investment under the National Strategy to Foster Space Exploration. This is not only in the UAE, but foreign firms will also be interested. We are of the opinion that the UAE has the best space investment climate.