Khalifa University of Science and Technology, a research university focused on the advancement of education through teaching, research, discovery and application of knowledge, today announced the award of the first honorary doctorate since the founding of the university to Hazza Al Mansouri, UAE astronaut, in honor of the historic achievement achieved by being the first Arab astronaut to reach the station International Space and the first Emirati astronaut.
His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, said that the award of an honorary doctorate to Hazza Al Mansouri is an expression of the pride of the UAE for its leadership, institutions, people and various sectors, especially the higher education sector. .
His Highness added that Hazza Al Mansouri's journey to space was inspiring for university students in the country to realize their ambitions no matter what the difficulties.
As a leading university in the field of aerospace research, honoring UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri by awarding the first honorary doctorate awarded by the university is part of the university's mission to encourage young people to pay attention to science.
Khalifa University is the first UAE university to graduate the first batch of aerospace engineers in the UAE. It also offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in aerospace engineering. It includes the Aeronautical Research and Innovation Center and was the first to establish the first advanced space laboratory in the region. Developed in the world. The university's master students have built the first mini satellite to be built in university laboratories in the country, where the mini-satellite was launched to the International Space Station, while the University intends to launch three other mini-satellites by the end of next year and to establish an advanced space laboratory contributes to Analyze the data to be sent from Mars.
Khalifa University has strategic partnerships with the Emirates Space Agency, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and Yahsat to support the UAE's promising space sector, contributing to the UAE's ambitious plans for astronautics and the launch of the Mars Probe next year.
UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri returned a few days ago from a week-long historic space trip to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS15 spacecraft, where he conducted a series of scientific tests to experiment with fluid dynamics in space in order to verify the behavior of liquids under Microgravity, where the tests dealt with technological issues related to lack of fluids during station motion. The trip came to realize a dream started by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, who turned into a vision of the wise leadership in the country, opening the door wide to enter the UAE to the club of countries that have arrived in space.