To promote safe and responsible space ventures and
corporations, it has become a part of seven other signatories who have signed
Nasa's Artemis Accords for the same purpose.
The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) officially became a part of
the cluster during the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC), running
between October 12 and 14, 2020. This initiative is unique in the sense that it
will include the first women and next man to land on the surface of the moon
till 2024.
The United Arab Emirates is planning for a one of its kind
mission by the end of this decade where a human will be a part of mars mission.
By signing the documents to join NASA’s initiative, UAE can now be an
international partner to all the countries who are planning or have already
executed the strenuous mission.
The whole event was held through a virtual set-up hosted
by NASA and Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of
State for Advanced Technology and Chair of the UAE Space Agency was present
while representing the Emirati nation and along with Jim Bridenstine, Nasa
Administrator and heads of the space agencies of Australia, Canada, Italy,
Japan, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom.
The UAE has been successfully making efforts to grab a
seat in the space world. The country has been making a lot of advancements as far as space
exploration is considered. Through these accords the country will be able to
coordinate with other countries on better understanding of outer space and the
solar system.
According to Khaleez times, the Minister while speaking at
the conference said, “We welcome this initiative Nasa has taken to strengthen
the broad principles of peaceful human exploration and co-existence in space.
As a peaceful space faring nation, the UAE is pleased to become a signatory of
the Artemis Accords, and our endorsement of this agreement is in keeping with
our principle of the peaceful use and exploration of outer space to enhance
development and sustainability goals here on Earth."
She further added that through this UAE is attempting to
collaborate with the global community and it firmly believes that advancement
and diversification of the space sector requires the concerted efforts of all
global players.
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