His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said through his official account on the social networking site "Twitter": We are looking for a new Emirati astronaut for the second UAE mission in space One of our sons and daughters is to register at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center http://www.mbrsc.ae/astronauts

"Our mission to space is still in its infancy."