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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.
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Space Agency has announced the names of ten winners who have been selected to join the Arab Space Pioneers Programme’s inaugural edition, the first intensive scientific training programme of its kind in the Arab world.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, had launched the first-of-its-kind specialised training programme last July, in line with the launch of the UAE’s Hope Probe to Mars the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
The specialised training programme, overseen by the UAE Space Agency, aims to build Arab expertise in space science and technologies and empower the region’s talents to practise their passion in space-related studies.
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The UAE Space Agency announced the names of 10 winners who have been selected to join the Arab Space Pioneers Programme’s inaugural edition.
While the country is on the brink of a spatial breakthrough with the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) on February 9, 2021, the UAE Space Agency on Sunday announced the names of 10 winners who have been selected to join the Arab Space Pioneers Programme’s inaugural edition.
After receiving more than 37,000 applications, we are pleased to announce the 10 winners selected to join the 1st edition of the #ArabSpacePioneersProgramme. The initiative demonstrates Arab youth’s eagerness to learn about #space, and to contribute in developing the future. pic.twitter.com/pqNZI3WfXf (@uaespaceagency) February 7, 2021