Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Center for Science and Technology (ADCCI) has announced that it is open to students from schools, universities, academics, researchers, university professors and those interested in science to register for the second edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center Scientific Event on January 21 and 22 at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. , Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Interested individuals or groups can register to participate in the second edition of the event, which is held under the theme: «Imagine .. Discover .. Create» via the website:
(https: / / mbrsc.ae / scienceevent),
The event will include a variety of lectures, activities, workshops and space seminars by experts from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and a group of leading global space experts. Among the topics discussed in the event is the "Seven-Month Journey to Mars", a detailed explanation of how the Mars probe reaches Mars on the 60 million km journey to be launched in 2020.
There are also sessions on "The role of science in space exploration", "Human exploration programs" and "Remote sensing satellites", in addition to several panel discussions, including: "Life on Mars: A 100 Year Vision for the UAE" Women in Science "and" Stories from Khalifa Sat ", and a seminar with the Selection Committee of the first batch of astronauts, within the Emirates astronaut program to talk about the criteria and procedures used in the selection process and other topics.
The Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Yousef Hamad Al Shaibani, said that this scientific and educational initiative aims at disseminating knowledge about science in general and space sciences in particular, stressing its importance to students and academic institutions in which it sees an opportunity to learn about space programs and sciences in the country, Enriching the students' future choices and inspiring them to go to science. The event, organized under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, underscores the leadership's support for scientific and educational events that encourage young people to study scientific disciplines, .
This initiative is part of the Center's efforts to support this vision, to create a generation of the highest scientific and professional standards, to continue the process of construction and development, so that the UAE is the best country in the world by the hundred in 2071.
"We are delighted that our national cadres at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center will share their expertise on space science with new generations of the sons and daughters of the nation."