UAE Space Agency picks winners for inaugural Arab Space Pioneers Programme
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UAE Hope probe is scheduled to enter Mars orbit on February 9
February 8, 2021
The UAE Space Agency has selected 10 winners to join the Arab Space Pioneers Programme’s inaugural edition.
The programme, launched to coincide with the launch of the UAE’s Hope Probe to Mars, aims to build Arab expertise in space science and technologies.
The Arab Space Pioneers drew 37,000 applications from creative talents, researchers and inventors across the Arab world within two weeks of launch. Egypt took the lead with 19,391 applications, while 692 aspirants from the UAE applied.