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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency

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The UAE Space Agency retained the CIPS Ethics Kitemark for a third consecutive year for ethical procurement practices.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralJun 2, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 26 May to 1 June 2025

The UAE Space Agency hosted an international workshop focused on advancing the Artemis Accords, with delegates from over 30 signatory countries.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralJun 2, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 26 May to 1 June 2025

Firefly and the UAE space agency MBRSC selected Firefly’s second Blue Ghost lander to carry the UAE’s second Rashid rover to the Moon.

Mentioned as: UAE space agencyOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2025Moon Monday #226: Blue Origin aims to launch its first two Moon missions by next year—with nearly no NASA payloads

The UAE Space Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed an agreement for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide launch services for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer spacecraft aboard the H3 launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2024UAE heading into space again with ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid Explorer’ in 2028

The UAE and the Rwanda Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE Space Agency to establish collaboration frameworks in civil space activities.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 6, 2023Rwanda and UAE Sign MoU on Civil Space Activities

Planet Labs PBC partnered with the United Arab Emirates Space Agency to build a regional, satellite data-driven loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates Space AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2023Planet partners with the UAE Space Agency to build satellite data-driven loss + damage atlas for climate resilience

Planet Labs PBC is partnering with the United Arab Emirates Space Agency to build a regional satellite data-driven loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates Space AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2023Planet Labs Partners with UAE Space Agency

The UAE Space Agency and the Philippine Space Agency will hold joint conferences, workshops, and knowledge-sharing activities on space science and technology.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency signs MoU with Philippine Space Agency

The MoU allows for joint research and development in space between the UAE Space Agency and the Philippine Space Agency.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency signs MoU with Philippine Space Agency

The UAE Space Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippine Space Agency to enhance cooperation in scientific research and space exploration.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency signs MoU with Philippine Space Agency

H.E. Ibrahim Al Qasim, Deputy Director General of the UAE Space Agency, supports the agreement with Amazon Web Services as part of the agency’s objectives to provide national talents, startups, and SMEs with skills and learning programs and to enable space-sector companies with applications and facilities.

Mentioned as: UAE Space AgencyOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency and AWS Sign Support Agreement

The UAE Space Agency aims to strengthen cooperation with international partners in space science and the peaceful exploration of outer space.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency signs MoU with Philippine Space Agency

The MoU was signed by Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency, and Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr., Director General of the Philippine Space Agency.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2022UAE Space Agency signs MoU with Philippine Space Agency

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency works with research institutes, industry, and other government agencies to build space capabilities and support long-term growth of the UAE space ecosystem.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralDec 7, 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS) + United Arab Emirates Space Agency sign space ecosystem agreement

AWS will collaborate with the UAE Space Agency on the Emirati – AWS Talent for Space Program (EATS) to support talent development for the UAE space industry with a focus on cloud computing and big data.

Mentioned as: UAE Space AgencyOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS) + United Arab Emirates Space Agency sign space ecosystem agreement

AWS will collaborate with the UAE Space Agency on the Emirati – AWS Space Industry Development Program (EASID) to support growth of existing commercial space organizations and promote entry of new space startups.

Mentioned as: UAE Space AgencyOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS) + United Arab Emirates Space Agency sign space ecosystem agreement

A memorandum of understanding between SpaceIL and the U.A.E. Space Agency was signed on 2021-10-20 during Space Week events at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2021Beresheet 2 to include two landers and an orbiter

Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi will lead the UAE Space Agency’s efforts to develop space sciences and advanced technologies, set up related regulations and policies, establish bilateral and multilateral international partnerships, and promote national capabilities.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative PlanOct 12, 2021UAE appoints new director-general of national space agency

The UAE space agency will announce the two people selected to be astronauts in January 2021.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2020UAE to select next astronauts in January

The UAE space agency is in discussions with different ISS partners to begin training for the two current astronauts later in 2020 and for newly selected astronauts after their selection in 2021.

Mentioned as: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space AgencyNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2020UAE to select next astronauts in January
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