The Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises and Chairman of the Board of the Emirates Space Agency, Dr. Ahmed Al Falasi told Emirates Today: “There is no university specializing in space science because the space sector depends on multiple disciplines including food security, communication sciences and space science, But there are specialized research centers in this field. "
He added: "At the UAE University, the National Center for Space Science and Technology specializes in developing competencies in the academic sector. Its initial budget is 200 million dirhams and is currently working on manufacturing a clean room at its headquarters and it will be launched next month."
He explained that this center is considered the first and the largest center at the universities level in this field. Undoubtedly, the clean room will serve all tests and operations related to space science.
He pointed out that the Emirati space sector is integrated and every project in it serves different categories, pointing out that the astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri has inspired many young people and students, and that the probe of hope is considered a space project that includes all groups of all ages and all their specialties and who Then it affects and inspires multiple segments inside and outside the country, especially in the Arab world, which sees the first countdown to the launch of the probe to Mars in the Arabic language.
For her part, a science instrument engineer within the "Probe of Hope" team, Fatima Lootah, said: "There are three scientific devices on board of the Probe of Hope, which is the infrared spectrometer, which studies the atmosphere of the red planet, and focuses on dust, water ice, surface heat and heat in the weather.
She pointed out that the second device is the digital exploration camera, which gives color images of Mars, and gives scientific data, including water ice and others, and the third device is the UV spectrometer which measures oxygen, hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the upper atmosphere.
She added that these sciences, information and data to understand the link between the atmosphere.