Emirates Mars Mission is UAE’s contribution to entire world: UN – Gulf Today

Emirates Mars Mission is UAE’s contribution to entire world: UN – Gulf Today

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The UAE became a member of the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, COPUOS, in 2015.

"Still in a few years, they have been able to develop a strong space agency. We, in particular, have quite strong collaborations with the UAE and the UAE space agency. So, we are really waiting for Hope Probe's launch with certain excitement," the UNOOSA Director said.

The UNOOSA and the UAE Space Agency signed an agreement in June to increase collaboration on the long-term sustainability of space activities and promote the use of space for sustainable development.

This agreement lays the corner stone to establishing a UNOOSA project office in the UAE, acting as a new global hub to foster international progress on space sustainability and space for development issues.

Di Pippo went on to say that "the UAE is particularly keen in the field of sustainability, not only in space, but in general, so it was natural in a way to start discussing with the UAE space agency about the possibility to develop some joint initiatives related to space sustainability."

Opening of the UNOOSA project office in the UAE came up as part of those discussions,