It seeks to acquire the capabilities of designing, manufacturing and testing satellites in the country
The "National Center" implements 7 advanced space projects
The center seeks to develop national programs in space science.
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Dr. Khaled Al-Hashemi: "The center launches new projects related to the manufacture, assembly and testing of satellite components."
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The United Arab Emirates University reported that the National Center for Space Science and Technology at the university has implemented seven advanced space projects that are the first of their kind in the region, including the launch of the miniature satellite "Cubes", to demonstrate the use of radio frequency signal techniques to improve the ability to detect geographical locations through the navigation system. Global Satellite and Satellite Design for Accuracy.
She added that some of the projects include building a ground station to direct satellites and receiving their data, preparing a map for land use classifications in the country, building national laboratories for payment and combustion, designing an academic program that is the first of its kind in the region, analyzing the data of the "Hope Probe", in addition to developing the competencies of citizens to take care of By analyzing satellite data, and building national capabilities to design and manufacture satellites within the country.
In detail, the Director of the National Center for Space Science and Technology, Dr. Khaled Al-Hashemi, affirmed that the UAE University plays a pioneering role in space science, considering that the space sector has become a main focus for building the future of the UAE, as the center is working to launch new projects related to the manufacture, assembly and testing of satellite components Small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of using them for communications, navigation and spectroscopy, which constitutes a quantum leap in the manufacture of satellites.
He said that the center includes three research units, including research and development, awareness and advisory, and a management unit, and aims to develop national research programs in space science and technology to serve the country's strategic innovation agenda, conduct advanced research in space science and technology, and educate and train national cadres specialized in science and technology. Space, creating technologies and knowledge in space science and technology to be transferred to the industrial sector, in addition to enhancing the culture of space science and technology through educational programs, exhibitions and various activities.
Al-Hashemi added that the center seeks to possess the capabilities of designing, manufacturing and testing satellites within the country, and is currently developing and owning intellectual properties that enable it to manufacture strategic technologies for satellite guidance and control hardware and software, and accurate location detection devices.
He added that the most important research projects currently being implemented by the center include designing satellites to investigate accuracy, preparing and designing satellite software, providing them as services to other parties, building a ground station to direct satellites and receiving their data, and then storing, analyzing and publishing them to allow maximum benefit from them, in addition to A project for preparing a map of the classifications in the country, and this map is the first of its kind.
Al-Hashemi pointed out that the center has prepared six platforms for scientific research in space, including: the use of space resources, space communication and accurate positioning, real-time systems on board the craft, Earth and planetary sciences, awareness of space and earth station conditions, propulsion and combustion.
He confirmed that the center will launch a miniature satellite in the first quarter of next year, and a platform will also be launched to enable people and stakeholders to view land use classifications in the country.
Al-Hashemi stressed that the process of developing this scientific satellite contributes to the development of knowledge and expertise in space fields for students in the country, especially those who aspire to work in the space sector in the future, and play a fundamental role in developing the sector in the short and long term, as this process comes as a highly practical training the level.
He stressed that the center is working to support the Emirati space project by implementing the road map for science, technology and innovation in space, which was prepared by the Emirates Space Agency, noting that all the main axes adopted by the center contribute to the implementation of this map, such as research projects concerned with developing citizen competencies. It takes care of analyzing satellite data, and building national capabilities to design and manufacture satellites within the country.
Al-Hashemi pointed out that the center undertook building a complex for the design and manufacture of satellites, and also recently signed an agreement with Tawazun and Airbus, to provide the complex with equipment and machines through which satellites are examined and installed in accordance with international requirements, which is an important step to build Emirati capabilities in The field of space technology.
Al-Hashemi said that the center plays a key role in training citizens, and has provided an opportunity to participate in real projects, and a large number of students are participating in the design and implementation of their graduation project inside the center, which gives them a great opportunity to work on real and important projects for the state.
He stressed that the design of the satellite payload is one of the most important areas in which the center seeks to build expertise, to open the way for national cadres to build satellite payloads used in the Internet of Things, in addition to testing the satellite software that is manufactured inside the center.
He pointed to the UAE University’s agreement with Edge Technology to build national laboratories for propulsion and combustion. Cooperation will also be made with an international university to build an academic program in this specialization, so that the materials for propulsion and combustion will be taught by Emirati professors and professors within the academic staff of the UAE University, in order to allow the conduct of Research in the field of propulsion and combustion and their examination in the center's laboratories at the university, pointing out that this program will be the first of its kind in the region.
Al-Hashemi pointed out that the "Hope Probe" opened major doors for universities to launch new specializations and conduct research that did not previously exist. The Center, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates University and officials in the "Hope Probe" project, employed a number of experts from outside the country, to transfer knowledge and start building National satellite data analysis capabilities.
He stressed that the center is in charge of building research competencies to analyze the data of the "Hope Probe", as it will participate in analyzing the data after the arrival of the probe to Mars in 2021, as the center, in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center and the "Hope Probe" team, will implement a two-part research project. The first is to study sandstorms, by developing an air pollution monitoring tool and an air quality index map that covers all parts of the country using satellite data, and the second part aims to study the interpretation of the atmosphere of Mars.
Space Radio
The Director of the National Center for Space Science and Technology, Dr. Khaled Al-Hashemi, stated that the center has signed an agreement with Curtin University in Australia and the University of Texas in the United States to manufacture the software for variable frequency space radio and install devices and equipment during the month of December, provided that it will be operated in The first quarter of the new year.
He pointed out that the research project "Variable Frequency Space Radio" is the first of its kind, and allows tracking and monitoring of materials in space resulting from spacecraft waste, as some of these pieces revolve around the Earth, and through it the time of their descent to Earth will be predicted, and the area can be determined. To fall into it, while alerting the owners of the satellites to the presence of some materials that could hit it, so that the position of the moon is changed to avoid injury.
A global solution to protect national assets
The Director of the National Center for Space Science and Technology, Dr. Khaled Al-Hashemi, emphasized that with the increase in the number of public space institutions, especially in the field of space research and development, which are preparing to launch a large number of satellites into space in the coming years, awareness of the space situation has become a critical requirement for countries and organizations that It cooperates in the field of space research and development, to find a global solution to protect national assets in space, and to monitor and regulate satellites.
He added that the center signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Texas - Austin, USA, with the aim of scientific and technical cooperation to achieve the sustainability of space, and to inspire the next generation of space scientists in the Arab world and beyond, as the cooperation will cover a number of areas including mapping space debris, radio and optical monitoring, and monitoring and monitoring Transient astronomical objects, spacecraft tracking and monitoring, implementation and maintenance of a shared space debris object database.
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