February 9 was unlike any other day in the history of the UAE and the Arab world - rather it was nothing short of historic. It was the beginning of a new era as the region entered the space age, just as was for the Soviet Union when it launched the world’s first satellite in the mid-1950s and later had Yuri Gagarin become the first astronaut in the history of mankind.
But the question arises: What was the technological, scientific and economic result of that feat? It simply moved the world into space and advanced communications to change the face and pace of life on the earth.