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UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zaid Al Nahyan said the UAE was ready to discuss new joint manned space flight programs with Russia.
Al-Nahayan said in an interview to Sputnik future human space flight programs and outside the scope of the current project (sending an Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station). "
He pointed out that the UAE astronaut launch program in the space is only an integral part of the project "March 2117", which opens the prospect of expanding cooperation in various areas of space exploration.
"In particular, Mars Science City, to be built in the United Arab Emirates on more than 2 million square feet, will use the city as the basis of international testing for research and development."
"It is planned to launch the Nadezhda probe in July 2020. It is expected to reach orbit by 2021. All data will be sent to more than 200 international scientific institutions."
That the UAE has signed a "historic agreement" to send the first Emirati astronaut to the International Space Station, during the months
Dubai's ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid, announced the launch of the National Space Program in April 2017, which includes several major projects including the Emirates Astronaut program, a promising program for human development and the scientific preparation of an Emirati team. Training and preparation to travel in space, according to the official website of the program
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