Review the strategy of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center 2021-2031

Hamdan bin Mohammed: Our goal is to help people reach a better quality of life

Hamdan bin Mohammed was briefed on the details of the "Emirates Moon Exploration Project" during the visit.

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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, affirmed that the position of the UAE in the field of space exploration is being consolidated day by day with qualitative projects that accelerate the pace at the beginning of an ambitious journey aimed at contributing to the making of A bright future for the region, and participation in writing important chapters of world history, especially with regard to the pursuit of scientific discoveries that help people reach a better quality of life.

This came during his visit to the "Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center", where he reviewed the developments of work within the framework of the new strategy of the center 2021-2031, and the steps and projects it contains aimed at translating the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister. Ruler of Dubai, for the future of the UAE space sector, the state’s contributions in the field of space science and research, and ways to consolidate its regional leadership, and strengthen its global position in this field.

During the visit, His Highness, the Crown Prince of Dubai, was briefed on the details of the "Emirates Moon Exploration Project" launched by His Highness, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, last week, to add a new scientific achievement that strengthens the position of the UAE and the Arab region in general in the field of space exploration and its sciences by launching The explorer "Rashid" is part of the first step of its kind in the Arab world, while the UAE will be the fourth in the world in an attempt to obtain new information about the moon;

And identifying places on its surface that humans have not been able to discover.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai expressed his pride in the Emirati work team, which is responsible for the project, and everyone who participates in its achievement, and his appreciation for the great work the team is doing with the contributions of a group of young national scientific minds and competencies who managed to put the name of the UAE on the map of major space projects, stressing His Highness has confidence in the ability of the people of the Emirates to continue to present achievements with which our country participates in finding new formulas and perceptions for a better future for the region and the world, with their scientific and knowledge repertoire, and the determination and insistence they possess that the vocabulary of progress, success and excellence is always the most prominent and most present in the dictionary UAE.

His Highness was informed of the team of the Emirates Mission to explore the Moon on the preparations of the team to start designing and developing the explorer, which His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum called "Rashid" after the name of the builder of the renaissance of Dubai, the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul.

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Dubai, also followed an explanation about the progress of the project, the basic steps involved in the technical and scientific preparations, as well as the details of the launch stages with the completion of the exploration building.

His Highness followed up on the details of the work plan for the first 100% Emirati lunar craft.

With the center's team, it reviewed the project's roadmap during the coming period, and all its scientific and innovative aspects, while the team provided a detailed explanation about the different components of the lunar module, its functions, its purposes, and its most important characteristics.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum listened to a presentation on the preliminary tests that preceded the arrival of the current stage of the project, while the explanation included information related to the part of discovering the new area on the surface of the moon, on which the Emirati spacecraft is scheduled to land, and includes sites that no From previous expeditions to reach.

The team provided a detailed explanation of project management, risk management and operations, and how the challenges that the team may face and the methodology for dealing with them will be dealt with, while presenting the most prominent tasks that the explorer will perform on the surface of the moon.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai was briefed on the specializations and efforts of the project's sub-teams, which are: the project management team, the explorer development team and scientific devices, and the control team.

His Highness went on to explain the explorer's development stages, the trip planner, the scientific goals, and the tests that he will undergo before the launch scheduled to take place in 2024.

It is noteworthy that the "Emirates Lunar Exploration Project" is part of the "Mars 2117" strategic initiatives, which aim to build the first human settlement on the planet Mars.

The project is directly funded by the Communications and Information Technology Development Fund, the financing arm of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

The explorer "Rashid" comes within the important stages of the strategy of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center 2021-2031, which the center recently launched with the aim of consolidating innovation in the national space sector, preparing a new generation of qualified national cadres and cadres, and inspiring a promising generation of Arab youth to pursue advanced specializations in sectors Science, technology and space, in addition to enhancing the culture of research and development and cooperation with relevant international institutions and agencies, attracting more investments to the national space sector, and achieving its sustainability in line with the National Space Strategy.

Strong and spacious database

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Hamad Obaid Al-Mansoori, affirmed that the new project will provide a strong and wide database, which will enable the state to become a scientific reference for countries wishing to travel to space and explore its horizons, and also a strategic partner in innovative scientific projects, pioneering and supportive of the efforts Others aim to serve humanity and the whole world.

For his part, Director General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Youssef Hamad Al-Shaibani, said that the new project reflects the ambition of the UAE to reach the highest levels of leadership by moving scientific and knowledge efforts, and encouraging advanced engineering research, in the spirit and arms of Emirati youth that highlight new glory and an exceptional scientific achievement that is added To the record of accomplishments achieved, and confirms the country's position as a partner that has a qualitative weight and a tangible positive impact in the fields of science and innovation.

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